Hi,
Is it possible to insert a space in a string (of unknown
length) after a
specified number of characters e.g. after every 10 characters insert a
space??
I have an XML element called <name> which can be anywhere
between 1 and 50
characters long. I need to either split it (by inserting a
<BR/> tag) or
inserting a space ( ) after every 10 characters.
Example1:
<name>Thisisareallyreallylongnamedontyouthink</name>
Would look like:
Thisisarea<BR/>llyreallyl<BR/>ongnamedon<BR/>tyouthink
<xsl:template match="name" name="chop">
<xsl:param name="text" select="."/>
<xsl:param name="delimiter">
<br/>
</xsl:param>
<xsl:param name="length" select="10"/>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="string-length($text) > $length">
<xsl:value-of select="substring($text, 1, $length)"/>
<xsl:copy-of select="$delimiter"/>
<xsl:call-template name="chop">
<xsl:with-param name="text" select="substring($text, $length + 1)"/>
<xsl:with-param name="delimiter">
<xsl:copy-of select="$delimiter"/>
</xsl:with-param>
<xsl:with-param name="length" select="$length"/>
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:value-of select="$text"/>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
Cheers,
Jarno - Tactical Sekt: Xfixiation (Myer Burns the Dancefloor mix by Haujobb)
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