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Re: De Normalize XML using XSLT

Subject: Re: De Normalize XML using XSLT
From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:48:12 -0400
Re:  De Normalize XML using XSLT
At 2009-10-14 13:31 -0700, Senthilukvelaan wrote:
I would like to know is there any way to group the nodes of  the xml
using the node name matching pattern starts-with like the sample
provided.

By using the starts-with() function in a predicate. But since you've said "starts with" then I'm assuming you know in advance what all of the substitutions are.


I hope the example below helps ... but I suspect you haven't described your requirement precisely.

. . . . . . . . Ken


t:\ftemp>type s1.xml <consignment> <SHIP_NAME1>Suresh</SHIP_NAME1> <SHIP_NAME3/> <SHIP_NAME4/> <SHIP_COLONIA/> <SHIP_CITY> Newyork </SHIP_CITY> <SHIP_POST_CODE>L3R 1A3</SHIP_POST_CODE> <SHIP_STREET>1010 Woodbine Ave</SHIP_STREET> <SHIP_COUNTRY>CA</SHIP_COUNTRY> <SHIP_COUNTRY_NAME>Canada</SHIP_COUNTRY_NAME> <SHIP_REGION>ON</SHIP_REGION> <SHIP_REGION_DESC>Ontario</SHIP_REGION_DESC> <BILL_NAME1>Suresh</BILL_NAME1> <BILL_NAME2/> <BILL_NAME3/> <BILL_NAME4/> <BILL_STREET>7225 woodbine street</BILL_STREET> <BILL_COLONIA/> <BILL_CITY>Newyork</BILL_CITY> <BILL_REGION>ON</BILL_REGION> <BILL_REGION_DESC>Ontario</BILL_REGION_DESC> <BILL_COUNTRY>CA</BILL_COUNTRY> <BILL_COUNTRY_NAME>Canada</BILL_COUNTRY_NAME> <BILL_POST_CODE>L3R 1A3</BILL_POST_CODE> <BILL_TELF1>12345</BILL_TELF1> <BILL_TELF2EXTN/> </consignment>

t:\ftemp>call xslt s1.xml s.xsl s1.out

t:\ftemp>type s1.out
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<consignment>
   <SHIPMENT>
      <SHIP_NAME1>Suresh</SHIP_NAME1>
      <SHIP_NAME3/>
      <SHIP_NAME4/>
      <SHIP_COLONIA/>
      <SHIP_CITY> Newyork </SHIP_CITY>
      <SHIP_POST_CODE>L3R 1A3</SHIP_POST_CODE>
      <SHIP_STREET>1010 Woodbine Ave</SHIP_STREET>
      <SHIP_COUNTRY>CA</SHIP_COUNTRY>
      <SHIP_COUNTRY_NAME>Canada</SHIP_COUNTRY_NAME>
      <SHIP_REGION>ON</SHIP_REGION>
      <SHIP_REGION_DESC>Ontario</SHIP_REGION_DESC>
   </SHIPMENT>
   <BILLING>
      <BILL_NAME1>Suresh</BILL_NAME1>
      <BILL_NAME2/>
      <BILL_NAME3/>
      <BILL_NAME4/>
      <BILL_STREET>7225 woodbine street</BILL_STREET>
      <BILL_COLONIA/>
      <BILL_CITY>Newyork</BILL_CITY>
      <BILL_REGION>ON</BILL_REGION>
      <BILL_REGION_DESC>Ontario</BILL_REGION_DESC>
      <BILL_COUNTRY>CA</BILL_COUNTRY>
      <BILL_COUNTRY_NAME>Canada</BILL_COUNTRY_NAME>
      <BILL_POST_CODE>L3R 1A3</BILL_POST_CODE>
      <BILL_TELF1>12345</BILL_TELF1>
      <BILL_TELF2EXTN/>
   </BILLING>
</consignment>
t:\ftemp>type s.xsl
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                version="1.0">

<xsl:output indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="consignment">
  <consignment>
    <SHIPMENT>
      <xsl:copy-of select="*[starts-with(local-name(.),'SHIP_')]"/>
    </SHIPMENT>
    <BILLING>
      <xsl:copy-of select="*[starts-with(local-name(.),'BILL_')]"/>
    </BILLING>
  </consignment>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

t:\ftemp>rem Done!





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