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RE: processin each element not on a list
- From: "Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>
- To: <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 17:30:06 +0100
- Subject: RE: [xsl] processin each element not on a list
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> I have xml in substantially the following form:
>
> <root>
> <choices>
> <choice>A</choice>
> <choice>B</choice>
> <choice>C</choice>
> <choice>D</choice>
> </choices>
> <items>
> <item id="1">A</item>
> <item id="2">X</item>
> <item id="3">B</item>
> <item id="4">C</item>
> <item id="5">Y</item>
> <item id="6">Z</item>
> </item>
> </root>
>
> I need to process each item where its content is not one of
> the choice values. I need a very efficient solution since I
> have say up to 10,000 <items>s and perhaps 100 difference <choice>'s.
>
<xsl:key name="c" match="choice" use="."/>
then
<xsl:for-each select="item[not(key('c',.))]">
Michael Kay
Software AG
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