At 2011-02-07 15:51 -0600, Keith Gilbert wrote:
This is a real basic question, I think, but I can't get my head
around it. Given this XML:
<root>
<story>
<Head>This is the title</Head>
<Body>This is the body <Big>some of it is
bold</Big> and some isn't</Body>
<Body>This is some more body text.</Body>
</story>
</root>
And this XSL:
<xsl:stylesheet>
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates select="Root" />
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Head">
<h1><xsl:value-of select="."/></h1>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Body">
<p><xsl:value-of select="."/></p>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Big">
<bold><xsl:value-of select="."/></bold>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
I'm trying to convert the XML to HTML with XSL. I've got it all
figured out and working, except for the <Big> text. I don't
understand how to recursively get to the <Big> element when it is a
sub-element of <Body>. All the examples I've read about in all my
books expect the XML to be:
<Body>
<Big>text here</Big>
</Body>
But this is a different structure, where the <Big> element is in the
middle of the Body element.
Can anyone shed some light on how I get to the <Big> element with
apply-templates?
Change *every* use of <xsl:value-of/> in your stylesheet to
<xsl:apply-templates/> and it will work for you. And it will be
protected from future changes to your XML vocabulary.
You are short-circuiting your stylesheet by using <xsl:value-of/>,
thus not engaging the template rules you need. By changing your
approach to pushing nodes instead of pulling nodes, you will keep
your template rules in play.
I hope this helps.
. . . . . . . . . . . Ken
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