"Karl" == Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> writes:
Karl> Ok, So I love XSLT, 100% but I do have this beef, some
Karl> syntax is too complicated! Classic example, setting a
Karl> variable:
Karl> <xsl:variable name="bg_img"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when
Karl> test="normalize-space($all_vars)=''">
Karl> <xsl:text>background_bright</xsl:text> </xsl:when>
Karl> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:text>background_faded</xsl:text>
Karl> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:variable>
Karl> Is there a cleaner / simpler way to do this?
Use a non-XML language.
Karl> Any chance you can do this in one line?
Yes:
<xsl:variable
name="bg_img"><xsl:choose><xsl:whentest="normalize-space($all_vars)=''"><xsl:text>background_bright</xsl:text></xsl:when><xsl:otherwise><xsl:text>background_faded</xsl:text></xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose></xsl:variable>
:-)
(Sorry - but what else can one answer?)
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
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