I am using one xslt to transform one input xml to another xml. In that xslt to truncate spaces (ltrim and rtrim) I am using normalize-space () method. The same xslt is used to transform the two types of input xmls. For one xml it’s truncating the spaces but for the other it’s not doing that. Why it’s strangely working?

    Its working fine in windows environment but it’s failing in Solaris environment.

Thanks in advance. Its urgent fix can any one help me please.

Here is my code:
<test><xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(/*//a/b/testvalue)"/>
                                                </test>


[u]First.xml</u>

<root>
<a>
<b>
<testvalue>562 </testvalue>
</b>
</a>
</root>

[u]Out put (Here space has been truncated)</u>
<test>562</test>


[u]Second.xml</u>

<root>
<a>
<b>
<testvalue>210 </testvalue>
</b>
</a>
</root>

[u]Out put (Observe space after 210)</u>
<test>210 </test>

I would check your XPATH:

<xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(/*//a/b/testvalue)"/></test>

for the second XML file. The path might be different...

Perhaps the space isn't actually a space character but something else that looks like a space, for example a non-breaking space xA0?

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