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Re: [xsl] finding whether starts-with or not prob

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Jarkko.Moilanen@xxxxxx wrote:

I have a small prob. I'm trying to apply a template inside another one. The tempalte is supposed to solve whether the <DocType> value is order or something else and depending from the result do something in both cases. I have been trying to solve whats wrong, but I can't find the reason why it is not working. I know this is not the best solution for this case, to find out the content of the element, but hey... who's perfect =)

XSL-FILE:(Part of it) <xsl:apply-templates select="Document/Information" />
<xsl:template match="Information">
</xsl:if>

This end tag is probably a typo, isn't it? Get rid of this and the stylesheet will work.

<xsl:if test="@SignStatus='Open'">
<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
<p ID="SignStatus"><font size="-1">
<xsl:value-of select="@SignStatus" /> </font>
</p></td>
</xsl:if>
<!-- SINCE I AM "INSIDE" INFORMATION ELEMENT; I CAN CALL DIRECTLY
THE DOCTYPE TEMPLATE, RIGHT? -->

More correctly, *the context node* is an "Information" element.

		<xsl:apply-templates select="DocType" />
		
		<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="124">
                <p ID="Sender"><font size="-2">
		<xsl:value-of select="Sender" /></font>
		</p></td>
</xsl:if>

And this end tag doesn't have counterpart start tag, which <xsl:if> do you want to close here?

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="DocType">
		<xsl:if test="not(starts-with(., 'order'))">
			<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
                	<p ID="type"><font size="-2">
			<xsl:value-of select="." /></font>
                   <!-- ISNT THE DOT POINTING TO THE DOCTYPE ELEMENTS CONTENT? -->

Not exactly. "." is a short form of self::node(), which means the context node itself, which is DocType element in the place and <xsl:value-of> instruction is outputting string value of the first node selected by expression in "select" attribute, so you can say <xsl:value-of select="." /> is outputting string value of the context node.

      			</p></td>
		</xsl:if>
		<xsl:if test="starts-with(., 'order')">
			<td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
               		<p ID="type"><font size="-2"><b>
			<xsl:value-of select="." /></b></font>
			</p></td>
		</xsl:if>		
</xsl:template>

btw, isn't it simpler to use a choice here?

  <xsl:template match="DocType">
    <td bgcolor="#C4DAFE" width="50">
      <p ID="type">
        <font size="-2">
          <xsl:choose>
            <xsl:when test="starts-with(., 'order')">
              <b>
                <xsl:value-of select="."/>
              </b>
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:otherwise>
              <xsl:value-of select="."/>
            </xsl:otherwise>
          </xsl:choose>
        </font>
      </p>
    </td>
   </xsl:template>

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Oleg Tkachenko
Multiconn International, Israel

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