RE: Regex and apply xsl number

^[ will match a bracket only if it appears right at the start of the text
node, but in your case the bracket is preceded by whitespace.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Byomokesh Sahoo [mailto:sahoo.byomokesh@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 31 December 2008 09:16
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Regex and apply xsl number
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am getting problem in regex search in text node. Here my XML
> 
> <file xmlns:QL="http://www.xmltricks.com">
> <QL:PARCITE/>
> 33 C.L.A.S. 505
> <QL:QLCITE/>
> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
> [para1]     The grievance.
> [para2]     The grievance.
> [para3]     The grievance.
> <QL:QLCITE/>
> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
> [para5]     The grievance. <!-- Need [para4] not [para5] 
> sequence number -->
> [para6]     The grievance. <!-- Here should be [para5] -->
> 
> <!-- continue like this where [para is found. --> </file>
> 
> Desired Output
> =============
> <file xmlns:QL="http://www.xmltricks.com">
> <QL:PARCITE/>
> 33 C.L.A.S. 505
> <QL:QLCITE/>
> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
> [para1]     The grievance.
> [para2]     The grievance.
> [para3]     The grievance.
> <QL:QLCITE/>
> [1994] O.L.A.A. No. 467
> [para4]     The grievance.
> [para5]     The grievance.
> </file>
> 
> My XSL ==
> 
> <xsl:variable name="myregex">((^[)(\w*)(\d*))</xsl:variable>
> 
> <xsl:variable name="ss"><xsl:number/></xsl:variable>
> 
> <xsl:template match="text()">
>   <xsl:analyze-string select="." regex="$myregex">  
> <xsl:matching-substring> <xsl:value-of select="$ss"/>  
> </xsl:matching-substring>  <xsl:non-matching-substring>
>   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>  </xsl:non-matching-substring>
> </xsl:analyze-string>
> 
> ===
> 
> I want to transform only sequence number (like 1, 2, 3) in 
> [para] text. I am trying but not able to match and replace to 
> sequence number.
> 
> Thanks
> Byomokesh