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Re: how to handle Attributes
Subject: Re: how to handle Attributes
From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:24:47 -0400
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JS,
Goodness, this looks complicated. Much more complicated than it has to
be, I think.
Rather than rewrite your code, I think a demonstration of a simpler
approach is in order.
However, you haven't specified your requirements, leaving us to infer
them given the problem you present.
So I'll guess. (Hey, you get what you pay for. More or less.)
You say:
> New Output
> <html title="copyright:yes;no;xx;yy|id:myid|dtdver:3.4;3.5">
>
> To achieve the above result, I want to pass the parameters as follows:
>
> <xsl:template match="JWSART">
> <html>
> <xsl:call-template name="collate-attributes">
> <xsl:with-param name="attribute-names">
> <xsl:text>copyright;no;xx;yy,id,dtdver;3.5</xsl:text>
> </xsl:with-param>
> </xsl:call-template>
> </xsl:template>
I'll start by refactoring that parameter to make it easier to work with:
<xsl:with-param name="attrs" as="element(attr)+">
<attr name="copyright" append="no;xx;yy"/>
<attr name="id"/>
<attr name="dtdver" append="3.5"/>
</xsl:with-param>
then
<xsl:template name="collate-attributes">
<xsl:param name="attrs" required="yes" as="element(attr)*"/>
<xsl:variable name="here" select="."/>
<xsl:attribute name="title">
<xsl:for-each select="$attrs">
<xsl:variable name="name" select="@name"/>
<xsl:variable name="there" select="$here/@*[name() eq $name]"/>
<xsl:if test="not(position() eq 1)">,</xsl:if>
<xsl:value-of select="$name"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="$there/concat(';',.)"/>
<xsl:for-each select="tokenize(@append,';')[not(. eq $there)]">
<xsl:value-of select="concat(';',.)"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:template>
Note: untested. Also, I haven't explained my code, but then neither have
you. :->
It's good practice to put the 'attr' elements into a controlled
namespace (which I haven't done) -- not because it matters here, but
because it's a good practice in general. (By doing this you can avoid
hard-to-find bugs.)
Of course, I have no idea if this answers the need, or even helps point
the way, but maybe it gives you an idea. The point, if any, is that XML
gives you structure, so use it.
Cheers,
Wendell
On 4/19/2012 3:54 AM, Joga Singh Rawat wrote:
Hi All,
I need a help regarding attribute handling. We have made a function which is
working as follows:
Input XML
<JWSART copyright="yes" id="myid" dtdver="3.4">
Current Output
<html title="copyright:yes|id:myid|dtdver:3.4">
XSLT
<xsl:template match="JWSART">
<html>
<xsl:call-template name="collate-attributes">
<xsl:with-param name="attribute-names">
<xsl:text>copyright,id,dtdver</xsl:text>
</xsl:with-param>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="collate-attributes">
<xsl:param name="attribute-names" as="xsd:string"/>
<!-- Condition will be true if it comes across an attribute name which has
been listed above -->
<xsl:if test="@*[name()=tokenize($attribute-names,',')]">
<!-- This variable will contain all the available attribute names and
their corresponding values -->
<xsl:variable name="attribute-names-and-values">
<xsl:for-each select="@*[name()=tokenize($attribute-names,',')]">
<xsl:sort select="name(.)" order="ascending"/>
<xsl:value-of select="name(.)"/>
<xsl:text>=</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="current()"/>
<xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:attribute name="title">
<!-- Processing each of the attributes listed above -->
<xsl:for-each select="tokenize($attribute-names,',')">
<xsl:if test="contains($attribute-names-and-values,current()) and
not(substring-before(substring-after($attribute-names-and-values,current()),
'=')) ">
<!-- Display attribute name -->
<xsl:value-of select="current()"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<!-- Display attribute value contained in the variable -->
<xsl:value-of
select="substring-before(substring-after($attribute-names-and-values,concat(
current(),'=')),',')"/>
<xsl:if test="not(position()=last())">
<xsl:choose>
<!-- Call the template avoid-multiple-pipes if there are multiple
attribute names ahead -->
<xsl:when
test="contains(substring-after($attribute-names,concat(current(),',')),',')"
<xsl:call-template name="avoid-multiple-pipes">
<xsl:with-param name="following-attribute-name">
<xsl:value-of
select="substring-after($attribute-names,concat(current(),','))"/>
</xsl:with-param>
<xsl:with-param name="attribute-names-and-values">
<xsl:value-of select="$attribute-names-and-values"/>
</xsl:with-param>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:if
test="contains($attribute-names-and-values,substring-after($attribute-names,
concat(current(),',')))">
<xsl:text>|</xsl:text>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="avoid-multiple-pipes">
<xsl:param name="following-attribute-name" as="xsd:string"/>
<xsl:param name="attribute-names-and-values" as="xsd:string"/>
<!-- Pick attribute names one by one -->
<xsl:variable name="next-attribute-name">
<xsl:if test="contains($following-attribute-name,',')">
<xsl:value-of select="substring-before($following-attribute-name,',')"/>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="not(contains($following-attribute-name,','))">
<xsl:value-of select="$following-attribute-name"/>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:choose>
<!-- Publish | if the next listed attribute is present -->
<xsl:when
test="contains($attribute-names-and-values,$next-attribute-name)">
<xsl:text>|</xsl:text>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<!-- Keep checking until you come across an attribute which is available
-->
<xsl:if test="contains($following-attribute-name,',')">
<xsl:call-template name="avoid-multiple-pipes">
<xsl:with-param name="following-attribute-name">
<xsl:value-of
select="substring-after($following-attribute-name,concat($next-attribute-nam
e,','))"/>
</xsl:with-param>
<xsl:with-param name="attribute-names-and-values">
<xsl:value-of select="$attribute-names-and-values"/>
</xsl:with-param>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
Now I want to change the desired output
New Output
<html title="copyright:yes;no;xx;yy|id:myid|dtdver:3.4;3.5">
To achieve the above result, I want to pass the parameters as follows:
<xsl:template match="JWSART">
<html>
<xsl:call-template name="collate-attributes">
<xsl:with-param name="attribute-names">
<xsl:text>copyright;no;xx;yy,id,dtdver;3.5</xsl:text>
</xsl:with-param>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>
Please suggest how to modify functions "collate attribute" to get the new
output.
Thanks
.JSR
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