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Re: [xsl] I don't get it... line breaks (sorry, I know this has been discussed many times)

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From: "Karl J. Stubsjoen" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Ok, I have the following "for-each" which calls a template, the template
> returns a hidden form variable.  When I *View Source* all of the elements
> appear on the same line.  I mean, this isn't a horrible thing, but I'd like
> to know how to control this behaviour.  I'm guessing that when you
> "apply-templates" that the loop which occurs naturally (and I call it a
> "natural" loop for lack of a better term) there in the match creates line
> breaks in the source.  Correct?

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#strip

1) use xsl:text to hold breaks;
2) use direct character reference to your EOL of choice;
3) specify element names which hold or strip space in a space separated list
within the attributes xsl:strip-space and xsl:preserve-space.  The latter allows
for whitespace in the instance XML to slip past the mechanism implementing 3.4
above.

hth,

Mike


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