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RE: Using keys when unique identifier is a multi node value

2004-03-27 08:37:07
Robert,

That is an excellent point.  I actually spoke with the developer who is
providing me with the XML on this.  That is something that will be accounted
for on the next iteration of our xml serialization.  Unfortunately, that
also means I will have to go back and fix the xsl.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Koberg [mailto:rob(_at_)koberg(_dot_)com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:35 AM
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [xsl] Using keys when unique identifier is a multi node value

Kenny Akridge wrote:

I've looked at the FAQ and can't seem to find an exact answer.  I am
trying
to generate all nodes who contain two specific children nodes.  I'm
thinking
that using a key would be the best method, but it doesn't seem right to me
to use multiple keys.

For instance, if I have:

<Attendance>
      <FirstName>Bill</FirstName>
      <LastName>Smith</LastName>
      ... some other important data
</Attendance>

Assuming FirstName + LastName is a unique identifier, how can I find all
<Attendance> such that Attendance/LastName == LastName being processed and
Attendance/FirstName == FirstName being processed?

I don't think you want to use first and last name as unique identifiers. 
  The chance of having two Bill Smiths is pretty high...

Why not just create a truly unique identifier and use that as your key/@use?

<Attendance id="a12345">
     <FirstName>Bill</FirstName>
     <LastName>Smith</LastName>
     ... some other important data
</Attendance>

best,
-Rob



Thanks


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