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RE: Default attribute value templates
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] Default attribute value templates
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:35:09 +0100
- Reply-To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
> I have a template which matches a specific element, then does an
> apply-templates with a sort. The application is supposed to be fairly
> generic, so it seems a nice idea to allow those attributes of sort
> which are attribute value templates to be parameterized thus:
>
> <xsl:template match="x">
> <xsl:apply-templates>
> <xsl:sort order="{@order}" ... />
> </xsl:apply-templates>
> </xsl:template>
>
> The problem is, given <x>...</x> the transformation fails "order must
> be ascending or descending".
>
You can write
order="{concat(substring('ascending', 1, 9*not(@order)), @order)}"
Mike Kay
Software AG
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