*solved* applying same template to multiple nodes

Brian Campbell · October 13th, 2006, 10:29 AM

i have the following in my code...

Code:

[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/foo">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/bar">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>

and the following template...

Code:

<xsl:template name="makeli">
   <li>
      <a><xsl:value-of select="title"/></a><br />
      <xsl:value-of select="description"/>
   </li>
</xsl:template>

it's not applying the template. i don't get any errors, just no results. is thos not possible?

Brian Campbell · October 13th, 2006, 11:21 AM

ok, figured it out! just had to change the following...

Code:

[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/foo">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/bar">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>

to...

Code:

[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/foo">
      <xsl:call-template name="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>[list]
   <xsl:for-each select="/root/media/bar">
      <xsl:call-template name="makeli"/>
   </xsl:for-each>
</ul>

mhkay · October 13th, 2006, 11:48 AM

If your path expressions are wrong then you will receive no output. You haven't shown your source document, so I assume your path expressions are wrong.

Try:

- running using Saxon with the -T (tracing) option, or similar options on other processors

- running in an IDE with a debugger (e.g. Stylus Studio, oXygen)

- trying the path expressions in a free-standing XPath visualizer.

- using a schema-aware XSLT 2.0 processor. This will spot the errors in your path expressions at compile time by comparing them against the schema. (shameless plug, since that's what I'm selling at www.saxonica.com)

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

bonekrusher · October 13th, 2006, 06:56 PM

Michael,

Can you call the Saxon processor from with in the XML file?

Thanks,