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RE: [xsl] Aborting XSL processing during a run....

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> ben senior writes:
> > We're using XSL to generate PHP code. Given a particular
> irregularity
> > in
> > the incoming XML (a missing attribute) we would like to
> output a PHP
> > line (to throw an exception) and then to STOP the
> processing then and
> > there (match nothing more and end) but without the
> processing 'crashing'.
> >
> > I've looked through my XSL books but not come up with anything...
>
> What about
>
> <xsl:if test="@foo">
>   <xsl:message terminate="yes">Missing 'foo'
> attribute</xsl:message> </xsl:if>

I think the OP wants to output a line of PHP and then stop the
processing - xsl:message terminate="yes" operates at the transformation
time, not at the serialisation time, so there would be no output.

cheers
andrew

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