Re: xsl-list Digest 23 Jun 2007 05:10:01 -0000 Issue 1

hi Michael,

thanks for the reply. for added info though, the
second xml with the <addressFieldn> was such because
it came from an input element whose name is
dynamically set. then the "n" or the number after
addressField is an id that i'll be using to reference
that addressField on my database.  

i'm not sure if i explained it right but to give you a
better idea, i'm gonna need to have a form that
dynamically changes the address fields depending on
the country selected. so total address fields will
really vary on what is set for a particular country.
(some has streets+town+postal code, others have
flat+bldg+territory, etc).  

i'll try both your codes and your suggestion on the
xml design still. i'll see if i can get a work around
to arriving at what you suggested. i'll keep you
posted.

big thanks!

-ycon

> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:20:56 +0100
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE:  Concatenation of Element Values
> Message-ID: <008c01c7b4ae$a3f0b980$6701a8c0@turtle>
> 
> Sorry, the ../* is wrong, it's looking relative to
> ID rather than to
> ADDRESS. The right answer depends on exactly where
> your <addressField1> etc
> elements are.
> 
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
> 
> > 
> > <xsl:template match="ADDRESS">
> >   <xsl:for-each select="ADDRESSFIELD/ID">
> >     <xsl:value-of
> select="../*[name()=concat('addressField', 
> > current())"/>
> >     <xsl:if test="position()!=last()">;</xsl:if>
> >   </xsl:for-each>
> > </xsl:template>
> > 
> > (I'm assuming here that addressField2, etc, are
> siblings of 
> > ADDRESS, but you didn't make this clear).
> > 
> > Incidentally, coding data into element names like
> this feels 
> > like bad XML design. <addressField id="2"> would
> be much 
> > cleaner than <addressField2>.
> > 
> > Michael Kay
> > http://www.saxonica.com/
> > 



 
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