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Subject: Re: Find/replace algorithm
From: "Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:30:38 -0000
Re:  Find/replace algorithm
Here is a multi-replace transformation I wrote as an answer to this SO
question in 2012 (no regex, just replace one whole string with another).

This is just a recursive algorithm:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/12505924/36305

In the example there, it transforms:

<t>The quick
brown fox</t>

to:




The slow<br />white elephant

:)

Thanks,
Dimitre

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:28 PM rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>
>
> I have a fairly large XML file similar to this:
>
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> <products>
>
>     <product>ACME Wid Assbly</product>
>
>     <product>Ford Eng Rebuild Kit</product>
>
> </products>
>
>
>
> I want to do an identity transform except that I want to do some find and
> replace on some of the words. For example
>
>
>
> Wid = Widget
>
> Assbly = Assembly
>
> Eng = Engine
>
>
>
> I am thinking of creating a lookup XML file to drive the find/replace
> actions:
>
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> <lookup>
>
>     <entry find="\bWid\b" replace="Widget"/>
>
>     <entry find="\bAssbly\b" replace="Assembly"/>
>
>     <entry find="\bEng\b" replace="Engine"/>
>
> </lookup>
>
>
>
> I am having trouble figuring out a good XSLT 2 or 3 algorithm for actually
> doing the replacements. Any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated.
> Thank you very much.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
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>
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Dimitre Novatchev
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