[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: When to use conditional constructions?
On 30 Mar 2014, at 18:28, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I do have a strong preferance for multiple template rules over xsl:choose. I think this is mainly because it makes it easier to evolve the code as it develops over time. Though a strong downside is that it can be very hard for the reader of the code to work out which templates are going to fire under which circumstances. I've found that one of the benefits of using xsl:choose is that it keeps all the 'cases' together in one coherent collection. It also has a well-defined 'priority order'. If you use multiple template rules they can end up scattered and difficult to view as a complete set and priority can be somewhat awkward. For example one of my 'pagination' called templates contains an xsl:choose with perhaps 15 cases (bpage-break?', 'content-fits?', 'can-be-broken?'....) that would be much more tricky to prioritise as templates. Of course use of a unique mode with templates can help, but it would still be nice to collect them all together into preferably a single XML node - perhaps a package? John
|
PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced! Download The World's Best XML IDE!Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today! Subscribe in XML format
|