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Subject: Re: Using apply templates vs using value-of select /for-each From: Matthew MacKenzie <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 19:52:46 -0300 |
Douglas, As an XSL newbie, I have learned the hard way that you cannot nest xsl:for-each within xsl:template, which works opposite to what I am used to having come to XMl with a perl perspective. xsl:foreach is great if you just need to display a lot of static records with not a whole lot of complex operations being done (ie: something like a corporate phone database). The xsl:apply-templates aproach that you are seeing allows you to perform more intense operations on the xml. I am sure I will not have to describe what I mean here too much...just take an afternoon and play with making links and stuff like that display in a manner which is not trivial, you will soon understand what I mean. I started working with this stuff about a week ago, and I have been concerned only with the IE5 side of it all, although I did play with XT for a few minutes. You are welcome to the xsl,xml that I have been playing with if you want to understand what I mean, just let me know. __ Matthew MacKenzie www.cartnetwork.com Douglas Nehring wrote: > > Yet another question... > Looking at all the examples of XSL I have found/received, I've noticed that > some people use "xsl:value-of select" and/or "xsl:for-each select" while > others use "apply templates". I tried a couple of simple examples myself > and was able to achieve the same results using both methods. > > Is any one way "better" than the another (i.e. better supported by parsers, > etc)? Can you do some things with one that you can't do with the other? > Are there any examples of this? > > If this has been covered in a previous thread, please let me know and I'll > check the archives for it again. > > Regards, > > Doug Nehring > Nortel Networks > MSL-100 Advanced Technology > Richardson, TX > (972) 685-2096, ESN 445-2096 > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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