call template from diff file? (import vs. include)

mister_mister · January 30th, 2007, 02:41 PM

How can I put the last template shown here into another file and still call it? Whenever I use an "import" or "include" in conjunction with "call-templates", it doesn't seem to work. =(

[u]MyData.xml</u>

Code:

<Collection>
  <Content>
    <Title>3200 Conference Room</Title>
    <Type>Content</Type>
    <Link>content.aspx?id=123</Link>
  </Content>
  <Content>
    <Title>Atrium</Title>
    <Type>Asset</Type>
    <Link>content.aspx?id=456</Link>
  </Content>
</Collection>

[u]myTemplates.xslt</u>

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

  <xsl:template match="/">
      <xsl:for-each select="Collection/Content">
        <xsl:if test="Title != 'Placeholder'">
          <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="output" />
        </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="*" mode="output">
    <a href="{Link}">
      <xsl:value-of select="Title"/><br />
    </a>
  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

I'm trying to seperate the template directly above into a seperate XSLT file but still be able to call it from "myTemplates.xslt". Can you help me?????

Thanks!
Steve

mhkay · January 30th, 2007, 03:55 PM

I can't help you if I'm blindfolded. I need to know what you did and I need to know what error messages (or incorrect output) you got. Telling me "I did something and it didn't work" is no use at all.

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

mister_mister · January 30th, 2007, 06:05 PM

When I use an "import" or "include" statement, it produces nothing - just a blank page.

Steve

mhkay · January 31st, 2007, 06:04 AM

Then you did it wrong. To help you find the bug in your code, I need to see your code.

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

mister_mister · January 31st, 2007, 12:06 PM

Here is exactly what I've got so far:

[u]meeting_rooms_list.xsl</u>

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:include href="generic_bullet_import.xsl"/>
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
      <xsl:for-each select="Collection/Content">
        <xsl:if test="Title!='Public Meeting Rooms Homepage'">
          <xsl:call-template name="generic_bullet">
            <xsl:with-param name="type" select="Type" />
            <xsl:with-param name="id" select="ID" />
            <xsl:with-param name="link" select="QuickLink" />
            <xsl:with-param name="title" select="Title" />
          </xsl:call-template>
        </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </table>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

[u]generic_bullet_import.xsl</u>

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:template name="generic_bullet">
    <xsl:param name="type" />
    <xsl:param name="id" />
    <xsl:param name="link" />
    <xsl:param name="title" />
    <tr>
      <td valign="top">
        <img src="http://172.16.2.33/images/global/bullet.gif" style="padding: 8px 8px 0px 4px;" />
      </td>
      <td>
        <a>
          <xsl:attribute name="href">
            <xsl:choose>
              <xsl:when test="$type = 'Assets' or $type = 8 ">
                javascript:void window.open('/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=<xsl:value-of select="$id"/>','showcontent','toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=700,height=600')
              </xsl:when>
              <xsl:otherwise>
                <xsl:value-of select="$link"/>
              </xsl:otherwise>
            </xsl:choose>
          </xsl:attribute>
          <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
        </a>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

it produces a blank page.

Steve

mhkay · January 31st, 2007, 07:12 PM

When I run your stylesheet in Saxon I get this output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
   <tr>
      <td valign="top">
         <img src="http://172.16.2.33/images/global/bullet.gif"
              style="padding: 8px 8px 0px 4px;"/>
      </td>
      <td>
         <a href="">3200 Conference Room</a>
      </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td valign="top">
         <img src="http://172.16.2.33/images/global/bullet.gif"
              style="padding: 8px 8px 0px 4px;"/>
      </td>
      <td>
         <a href="">Atrium</a>
      </td>
   </tr>
</table>

How are you running it?

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