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Subject: Re: [xsl] Evaluating XML inside attributes (using XSLT 2.0 and Saxon) From: James Fuller <james.fuller.2007@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:44:55 +0100 |
ummmm ... u can get his paper here as well http://www.xmlprague.cz/2009/presentations/XMLPrague_2009_proceedings.pdf J On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Jacobus Reyneke <jacobusreyneke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good day, > > This is in relation to my earlier posts, but I have not yet been able > to solve my problem. I have tried working around the problem below, > but because of the type of information I'm working with (labeling and > vector graphics), I can't get past the fact that sometimes I end up > with attributes that will get part of their content from other parts > of the XML document. > > Can anyone please share some ideas around evaluating information for > use inside xml attributes. I know it's ugly, horrible and terrible to > escape XML an dump it inside an attribute, but I need to reference > content by id from inside attributes from time to time. I can move > attributes out into child elements, but this can become even more > confusing. > > Input: > <root> > <name lookup-id="5"> > Johny > </information> > <chapter title="The life of <x>5</x>"> > Everyone knew that <x>5</x> was a happy child > </chapter> > </root> > > XSLT > ??? > > Required output: > <root> > <name lookup-id="5">Johny</information> > <chapter title="The life of Johny">Everyone knew that Johny was a > happy child</chapter> > </root> > > I'm unable to get the XSLT processor to evaluate the content of the > title attribute. Obviously a template matching x does not get called > for content inside attributes. > > A generic approach would be ideal. Something that will work no matter > where <x>5</x> is. > > Kind regards, > Jacobus
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