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Re: copy attributes, except some
Subject: Re: copy attributes, except some
From: ac <ac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:15:13 -0400
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Hi Wendell,
Not all problems can be presented simply. This one had quite a few
parameters, including the fact that it was not a single thing but a
recurring pattern with growing overhead. It took some time but it works
out ok, thanks to everyone who contributed.
Has it is a relatively fundamental XML/XSL pattern I just also submit
that it may be worth giving it a second thought in case, at some point
in the evolution of XSLT, there is a way to work out a simpler
solution. Comparing nodes and comparing node values are quite well
taken care of, but comparing node names, in a namespace safe way is a
little trickier. It is settled for me now and it may have been useful
for others, so maybe it is fine. I may not be a good judge for the
relevancy of a more obvious solution, anymore. Maybe better documenting
it in the reference manuals could be enough.
In any case, thank you again.
Cheers,
ac
AC,
At 09:02 PM 10/29/2009, you wrote:
Hi Wendell,
True. The thing that still bothers me with this is that since nodes
and content are compared, a variable like $excepted-attributes has to
be defined for every attribute group, for every tree/subtree that may
get copied which is getting to be quite an overhead here.
Yes, certainly. My suggestion is clean only if the variable can be
declared at the top -- that is, if @name1 attributes are always to be
excluded. Even then, there are situations where it will be problematic.
This is the problem with posting fragments of problems to the list. As
we have noted before (in this thread and elsewhere), without a
complete problem spec, we can't really provide a solution. For
example, a parameterized approach, in which $exclude-attributes would
be passed through templates (using a tunnel parameter) and modified
where necessary, might be another thing worth trying.
On the other hand, sometimes our waving flashlights in the dark will
lead to an accidental insight which is at least as good, or better,
than a solution. If that's the case here, we should call it a success.
Cheers,
Wendell
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