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RE: [xsl] Difference between <when>x</when> and <when><text>x</text></when>

2010-03-18 12:02:11
In your code with the xsl:text the <when> element has three children: two
are whitespace text nodes and one is an xsl:text element. The whitespace
text nodes should be ignored, and this seems consistent with the way you
describe the output.

Regards,

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
http://twitter.com/michaelhkay  

-----Original Message-----
From: Markus Karg [mailto:karg(_at_)quipsy(_dot_)de] 
Sent: 18 March 2010 16:48
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] Difference between <when>x</when> and 
<when><text>x</text></when>

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com]
Sent: Donnerstag, 18. März 2010 17:31
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] Difference between <when>x</when> and 
<when><text>x</text></when>

I noticed that XALAN 2.7.1 makes a difference between

<when>
  x
</when>

(Result *includes* line breaks and blanks)

and

<when>
  <xsl:text>x</xsl:text>
</when>

(Result includes only 'x' *without* breaks or blanks).

Is that a bug or is that wanted behaviour?

That's correct behaviour. Whitespace text nodes in the stylesheet 
should be ignored, unless the parent node is an xsl:text element.

Regards,

Michael Kay

Michael,

you're confusing me: You wrote that whitespace shall be 
ignore UNLESS xsl:text is used, but in fact, XALAN 2.7.1 does 
*not* ignore the white space, but actually INCLUDES it (check 
my 'Result...' comments below the examples)!

Or did I misunderstand what you liked to say?

Thanks!
Markus

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