RE: Removing leading zeros

string(number($x) should do the job.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com] On Behalf Of 
> Nischal Muthana
> Sent: 24 January 2003 23:58
> To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
> Subject: [xsl] Removing leading zeros 
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I have a Java function which removes leading zeros
> from a given string value and returns me the number.
>
> Eg. 
>
> 000125000 -- 125000
> 0012300  -- 12300
> 01234 -- 1234
>
> public static String removeLeadingZeros(String str) 
>       {    
>               if (str == null) 
>               {        
>                       return null;    
>               }   
>               char[] chars = str.toCharArray();
>               int index = 0;
>               for (; index < str.length(); index++) 
>               {       
>                       if (chars[index] != '0') 
>                       {            
>                               break;       
>                       }    
>               }    
>               return (index == 0) ? str : str.substring(index);
>       }
>
> Can someone help me build something like this in XSL.
> I dont mean you to write for the script, but atleast
> help me in taking thru what I have to do to get to
> this.
>
> Appreciate your time.
>
> Thanks
> Nischal 
>
>
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