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Subject: Re: [xsl] converting XML to XML problem From: Abhijit Junnare <mavlaabhi@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:08:34 -0800 (PST) |
Dear Wendell, Thanks much. Your solution <xsl:template match="node2"> <xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"> & </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="@attr/>; </xsl:template> works for me. Yes I am trying to generate entity references on the fly. Actually my soucr xml is generated by one module and then I need to convert that source to this one meaning the source will contain the entity names as a value of an attribute. I will use those values as to reference to the entities. The output from this conversion will then be used by another module. Hence I need to have & character in my output. I am using XMLSPY and it does support the feature you said. Thanks a lot. Abhi --- Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Abhijit, > > It looks like you are trying to generate entity > references on the fly, > which is against the XSLT processing paradigm. > Entities are part of XML > considered as a lexical object (string of characters > including markup), > whereas XSLT operates on XML considered as a parsed > data object (a tree of > nodes). Once the document has been parsed into this > tree, all entities have > been resolved. Likewise, most XSLT serializers do > not provide any means for > generating entity references instead of the > whatever-it-is that they refer to. > > Since most XSLT processors can serialize their > output, however (i.e., since > most, in practice, write their output as marked-up > text to a file), there > is a workaround that *may* be available to you. > > So instead of > > ><xsl:template match="node2"> > >&<xsl:value-of select="@attr/>; > ></xsl:template> > > try > > <xsl:template match="node2"> > <xsl:text > disable-output-escaping="yes">&</xsl:text> > <xsl:value-of select="@attr/>; > </xsl:template> > > and see if it works better for you. > > Note that is ONLY works if your XSLT transformation > is directly followed by > a serialization (i.e. you are writing your output as > a stream of characters > somewhere), and if your processor implements this > optional feature of the > language. > > It will NOT work in many pipeline architectures or > in some processors that > are built to ply the straight-and-narrow, such as > the Transformiix > processor used in Mozilla. > > So beware! this is a trick you should use knowing > the risks. > > -- Wendell > > At 06:13 PM 11/10/2003, you wrote: > >Hi, > >I am using xsl for xml to xml tranformation. I want > to > >pring & character in my output xml.... > > > > ====================================================================== > Wendell Piez > mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mulberry Technologies, Inc. > http://www.mulberrytech.com > 17 West Jefferson Street Direct > Phone: 301/315-9635 > Suite 207 > Phone: 301/315-9631 > Rockville, MD 20850 > Fax: 301/315-8285 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mulberry Technologies: A Consultancy Specializing > in SGML and XML > ====================================================================== > > > XSL-List info and archive: > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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