eliminate duplicates where attribute names differ

dasdrs · August 6th, 2004, 10:41 AM

Using 1.1 with exsl
Here's maybe a hard one for you guys:
I have this problem:
<userList>
<user name="dan"/>
<user name="john"/>
<user name="frank"/>
<user name="tim"/>
<user name="stan"/>
</userList>

<network>
<box account="dan"/>
<box account="john"/>
<box account="frank"/>
</network>

I've already eliminated duplicates in each list
I need to output:

<td>tim</td>
<td>stan</td>

pgtips · August 9th, 2004, 07:18 AM

something like this will do it, just insert the correct path:

Code:

<xsl:template match="user">
    <xsl:if test="count(/PATH TO NETWORK/network/box[@account=current()/@name])=0">
        <td><xsl:value-of select="@name"/></td>
    </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

dasdrs · August 9th, 2004, 09:29 AM

thanks!
that helped alot!

the more I learn about this stuff the cooler it becomes