I´ve got the following problem: I want to check an attribute
value for its
length (e.g. 17 chars) and then create a string with 17 identical
characters, like
"_________________". The string-length check on my attribute
works pretty
well, but how do I get the string?
Try creating a global variable of the repeated characters to the maximum
conceivable required length. You can then use your obtained string-length to
substring this:
<xsl:variable name="lotsOfLines"
select="'_______________________________________'"/>
<xsl:template match="myElement">
<xsl:variable name="attLength" select="string-length(@myAttr)"/>
<!-- ... Blah ... -->
<xsl:value-of select="substring($lotsOfLines,1,$attLength)"/>
<!-- ... /Blah ... -->
</xsl:template>
Cheers,
Stuart
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