xsl:apply-templates

Avinash · November 13th, 2003, 01:04 AM

Dear all
    Please help me imme in solving this.
I have some thing like this -
<tag1>
    ........
    ........
    <childtag1>ChildValue1</childtag1>
    <childtag1>ChildValue2</childtag1>
    <childtag1>ChildValue3</childtag1>
    .......
</tag1>

In the XSL, Iam using
    <xsl:template match='tag1'>
        <test1><xsl:apply-templates select="childtag1"></test1>
    </xsl:template>

The <xsl:apply-templates> element applies a template rule to the current

element or to the current element's child nodes.
So the output value (in the output xml) Iam getting is -
    <test1>ChildValue1ChildValue2ChildValue3</test1>
I want this output to be separated by commas, like
    <test1>ChildValue1, ChildValue2, ChildValue3</test1>.

How to achieve this?
Thx in advance.

-Avinash

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armmarti · November 13th, 2003, 03:18 AM

Hi,

I can suggest 2 approaches.

1) Add template rule for "childtag1":

Code:

<xsl:template match="childtag1">
 <xsl:value-of select="."/>
 <xsl:if test="following-sibling::childtag1">
  <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
 </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

2) or change the code you posted like this:

Code:

<xsl:template match='tag1'>
 <test1>
  <xsl:for-each select="childtag1">
    <xsl:value-of select="."/>
    <xsl:if test="position() != last()">
     <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
    </xsl:if>
  </xsl:for-each>
 </test1>
</xsl:template>

Just for this example the second is more intuitive and readable and finally faster I think.

Regards,
Armen