Retrieving multiple values from an attribute

[rexsavior]

Hi, I have an attribute that has several values separated by whitespace.

Like so: <speech who="david bob alan">

I would like to retrieve all three names, but of course calling @who only retrieves the first name.

What am I doing wrong?

[Radu]

Hi,
I applied to this small xml file:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<speech who="david bob alan">

 </speech>

this small stylesheet:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">

    <xsl:template match="/">

        <xsl:value-of select="//@who"/>

    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

and it works with no problem, the output is:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>david bob alan

Basically calling an attribute returns the whole attribute's value (it retrieves everything between the quotes).
I recommand you try to check if the xpath expression in your "xsl:valueof" tag retrieves the attribute value from the right element.

Please tell us if you have any more problems and if you do, maybe small samples of your files would be of help.

[rexsavior]

Ah, I didn't give nearly enough info. Sorry for that, and thank you for response just the same.

I'm actually trying to grab these attribute IDs and create variables from them for matching with the complete speakers name (encoded in the header). Here's some actual code, first my XML:

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<header>

	<speakers>

		<speaker id="abe">Abraham Lincoln</speaker>

		<speaker id="steve">Stephen Douglass</speaker>

	</speakers>

</header>

<text>

	<speech speakers="abe steve"> 

		<statement/>	

	</speech>

</text>

I'd like the XSL to print out (for each speech, in the 'text' section) each speakers full name. Like so:

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<xsl:template match="speech">

	<xsl:variable name="myVar" select="@speakers"/>

		<xsl:for-each select="//header/speakers/speaker">

			<xsl:if test="@id = $myVar">

				<xsl:value-of select="."/>

			</xsl:if>

		</xsl:for-each>

</xsl:template>

So, this works to some degree. It creates a variable of the first name listed in the speakers attribute, matches it with the speaker id in the header and prints out 'Abraham Lincoln.' But steve is there too, and I'd like it to print out that name as well.

Thanks again for help.

[george]

Hi,

I guess you are looking for something like below.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">

    <xsl:output method="text"/>

    <xsl:template match="speech">

        <xsl:variable name="myVar" select="@speakers"/>

        <xsl:for-each select="//header/speakers/speaker[contains($myVar, @id)]">

                <xsl:value-of select="."/>

                <xsl:if test="position()!=last()">

                    <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>

                </xsl:if>

        </xsl:for-each>

    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="text()"/>

</xsl:stylesheet>

will give as output:

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Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglass

Best Regards,
George

[rexsavior]

That does the trick! Thanks so much for the help. I'm still not sure why my original if-test wasn't working, but I do see why this one *does* work - which is a start!