Swap the element

Nagaraj · April 23rd, 2009, 11:39 AM

Hi all,

I need to swap the element like <date> element moved to <volume-nr> before, Is possible to do in xslt.....

Sample xml:

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>
<date>1975</date>
</issue>

Sample Change Format:

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<date>1975</date>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>
</issue>

I am using the xsl as below,

Code:

<xsl:template match="issue">
    <xsl:copy>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node() except (volume-nr, date)"/>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="date, volume-nr"/>
    </xsl:copy>
  </xsl:template>

It not able to swap the element exactly. Please help me ........

Thanks,
Nagaraj

mrame · April 24th, 2009, 03:54 AM

Try this:

Code:

 
<xsl:template match="*">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="date"></xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="series">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:copy-of select="../date"></xsl:copy-of>
<xsl:apply-templates></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

Nagaraj · April 25th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Thanks you so much,

in this style sheet don't work this structure of xml,

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<title>
<maintitle>The author</maintitle>
</title>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>
<date>1975</date>
</issue>

Duplicate value of <date>1975></date> present in the out xml file when using the xslt before you posted.

Please guide me!!!!!!

mrame · April 27th, 2009, 01:12 AM

For the above input xml, the above code [xslt 2.0], gives the below output.

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<date>1975</date>
<title>
<maintitle>The author</maintitle>
</title>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>

</issue>

If this is not what you want, then post the needed output.

Nagaraj · April 27th, 2009, 01:35 AM

sorry for missing to mentioned the details,

need the out put like below coding.

<issue>
<series>
<title>
<maintitle>The author</maintitle>
</title>
<date>1975</date>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>

</issue>

After title element the <date> tag should come in the out put xml ........

mrame · April 27th, 2009, 01:44 AM

Try this:

Code:

<xsl:template match="*">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="date"></xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="series">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates></xsl:apply-templates>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="volume-nr">
<xsl:copy-of select="../../date"></xsl:copy-of>
<xsl:copy-of select="."></xsl:copy-of>
</xsl:template>

Nagaraj · April 27th, 2009, 02:13 AM

Thanks for your codings....

Your xsl working with the copy of (to make the duplicate in the out xml), I need to move the <date> element and traverse the <date> element to add the tag afer commas..

I use your above xsl code as below,
<xsl:template match="volume-nr">
<xsl:copy-of select="../../date"></xsl:copy-of>
<xsl:copy-of select="."></xsl:copy-of>
</xsl:template>
the output xml code as below,

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<title>
<maintitle>Cognition</maintitle>
</title>
<date>1975</date><volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
(<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>): 
<date>1975</date>
</issue>

Any method to avoid the duplicate element creation?????

mrame · April 27th, 2009, 02:28 AM

With the below input

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<title>
<maintitle>The author</maintitle>
</title>
<volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>
<date>1975</date>
</issue>

the output produced is

Code:

<issue>
<series>
<title>
<maintitle>The author</maintitle>
</title>
<date>1975</date><volume-nr>37</volume-nr>
</series>
<issue-nr>2</issue-nr>
</issue>

using the code I posted. If it is not what you expected, then post the exact input xml and xslt code you are using.

Nagaraj · April 28th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Thanks for your help,

Your code is working fine. my problem is use the below code the <date> tag making to duplicate in the out xml.

Code:

<xsl:template match="date">
<xsl:next-match/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
</xsl:template>

i found the solution as the below code:

Code:

<xsl:template match="volume-nr">
<xsl:copy-of select="../../date"/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

Again thanks for you help.