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Have you tried to use RegEx-es with the matches() and replace() function? You could create an <xsl:function> for a frequently used (sub) expression anduse such function(s) within future expressions, thus gaining in usability, readability and reliability, not to mention saving a lot of time. -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:51 AM, Huditsch, Roman (LNG-VIE) <Roman.Huditsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am thinking about a way to make some XPaths, that I'am using quite > often, more "elegant". > Please take for example: > > <xsl:function name="ln:getCaseType"> > B B B B <xsl:param name="case" as="element()"/> > B B B B <xsl:choose> > B B B B B B B B <xsl:when test="starts-with($case, 'SG') or > starts-with($case, 'LSG') or starts-with($case, 'BSG')"> > B B B B B B B B B B B B <xsl:text>sozial</xsl:text> > B B B B B B B B </xsl:when> > B B B B B B B B <xsl:when test="starts-with($case, 'ArbG') or > starts-with($case, 'LAG') or starts-with($case, 'BAG')"> > B B B B B B B B B B B B <xsl:text>arbeit</xsl:text> > B B B B B B B B </xsl:when> > B B B B B B B B ... > B B B B </xsl:choose> > </xsl:function> > > Is there a way to "normalize" those multiple starts-with()? > > I very often testing for element nodes that have character content with > *[string-length(normalize-space(.))>0] > I am sure that you can point me to a better filter expression... > > Thanks a lot, > Roman > > Mag. (FH) Roman Huditsch > B Teamleader XSLT-Development > > Tel.: +43 (1) 534 52 - 1514 > Fax: +43 (1) 534 52 - 146 > > Roman.Huditsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > LexisNexis Verlag ARD Orac GmbH & Co KG > Marxergasse 25, 1030 Wien > FN 8333f, Handelsgericht Wien > http://www.lexisnexis.at/
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