Syntax with string-join in CSS (child elements, normalize-space)

[stutzmann]

Hi everyone!

(this topic is stemming from: post53287.html)

Thanks to Sorin's indication, I was able to transfer one condition in oxy_xpath with quotes and apostrophes in string-join (inverting both quotes and apostrophes), either to display some content

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bibl[sameAs]{

    content:oxy_xpath(

    oxy_concat(

    "doc('${cfdu}/biblio.xml')//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(@xml:id, '", attr(sameAs),"')]/normalize-space(string())"

    )

    );

  }

or to have a combobox (the following one with a quite non-sensical condition (all references with the same date in the 20th century, based on date as string)

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bibl[sameAs]:after{

content: "Reference-id"

oxy_combobox(edit, '@sameAs',

values,

oxy_xpath(

    oxy_concat(

        'string-join(doc("', oxy_url('${cfdu}/biblio.xml'), '")//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(@xml:id, substring-after("',attr(sameAs),'", "19"))]/@xml:id, ",")'

        )),

    editable, true,

    labels,

    oxy_xpath(

        oxy_concat(

            'string-join(doc("', oxy_url('${cfdu}/biblio.xml'), '")//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(@xml:id, substring-after("',attr(sameAs),'", "19"))]/@xml:id, ",")'

        ))

)

} 

However, I apparently cannot display sub-elements as labels nor work with functions such as concat() or normalize-space().
When, again, the following is working to display a string

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bibl[sameAs]{

    content:oxy_xpath(

    oxy_concat(

      'string-join(doc("', oxy_url('${cfdu}/biblio.xml'), '")//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(attribute::xml:id, normalize-space("',attr(sameAs),'"))]/normalize-space(string()), ",")'

    )

    );

  }

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I have tried with the following, with subelements that are present, always, once and only once.

[code]

bibl[sameAs]:after{

content: "Reference"

oxy_combobox(edit, '@sameAs',

values,

oxy_xpath(

    oxy_concat(

        'string-join(doc("', oxy_url('${cfdu}/biblio.xml'), '")//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(attribute::xml:id, "',attr(sameAs),'")]/@xml:id, ",")'

        )),

    editable, true,

    labels,

    oxy_xpath(

        oxy_concat(

            'string-join(doc("', oxy_url('${cfdu}/biblio.xml'), '")//listBibl/biblStruct[contains(attribute::xml:id, "',attr(sameAs),'")]/monogr/title/normalize-space(string()), ",")'

        ))

)

}

Is there an error in the code or syntax?

Thanks for any explanation,
Dominique

[sorin_carbunaru]

Hello Dominique,

This is because your combo box is editable. For editable combo boxes we decided that we render the actual values. Let me tell you why... Let's say you could have 2 values in the CSS in the beginning, each having a label. Because the combo box is editable, the user could add a new one, the third. But they would provide the actual value to be added in the model, right?... So, how would they provide the label from the Author page?... See? Working with model values and rendered labels with editable combo boxes would be quite tricky...

You will see that if you made your combo box non-editable, the labels would be rendered.

By the way, I just wanted to also point out that, when needed, you could create your own form controls (see https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/ ... trols.html).

Best wishes,
Sorin Carbunaru
oXygen XML

[fillipppyatochckin]

Hi,

How active are the moderators on here? My first post is awaiting approval.

It contained a link to a .SVG to help illustrate my question. This is hosted on my own website. Would that cause my post to go straight in the trash before even reaching a mod?

Thanks

Andrew

[stutzmann]

Dear Sorin,
this is absolutely clear. Thank you for your help, again and very very much.
Dominique