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Re: [xsl] xhtml via xslt failure

2013-12-16 09:41:01
Hi,

Yes, lots to learn here.

The first thing to learn is how to use templates.

Try splitting your single template (matching 'author') into two, one
to match the document element ('bookstore') and one to match the
'author' elements you wish to list:

<xsl:template match="bookstore">
   <html lang='en' xml:lang='en'>
    <head>
      <meta name='note' content='xhtml document created by xml
transformation' />
      <title>Test output web page</title>
    </head>
    <body>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="//author"/>
    </body>
  </html>
</xsl:template>

Why match 'bookstore'? Because the bookstore element corresponds
structurally to the 'html' element you will generate. You want one
HTML document; you have one 'bookstore'.

Then:

<xsl:template match="author">
  <p>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </p>
</xsl:template>

This will generate a 'p' element in your result whenever an 'author'
element is processed.

All 'author' elements will be processed by virtue of the
xsl:apply-templates select="//author" in the first template.

One problem remains: the results need to be in the XHTML namespace.

The simplest way of accomplishing this is to bind unprefixed names in
your XSLT to the namespace: place xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";
at the *top level* of your stylesheet so that all elements in the
stylesheet with unprefixed names (such as 'htmtl', 'meta', and 'p')
inherit this declaration:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.1"
   xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";>

BTW why are you trying to use XSLT version 1.1 (which was never
produced as a W3C Recommendation)?

I hope this helps. You will have to do more research and experiment to
understand why this works. Focus on "XSLT processing model" and
probably "XSLT built-in templates".

Cheers, Wendell

Wendell Piez | http://www.wendellpiez.com
XML | XSLT | electronic publishing
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On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 2:24 PM, e-letter <inpost(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
Readers,

  This post was mistakenly posted in an x-query mailing list, where it
  was suggested to post here. For any help that can be provided, thanks
  in advance.

  The objective is to learn how to select nodes in an xml file and use
  xpath and xslt to select nodes of interest and display in a new file.

  An xml file was created:

   <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"utf-8"?>
    <!-- Edited by XMLSpy=C2=AE, taken from http://www.w3schools.com-->
    <?xml-stylesheet type=3D'text/xsl" href=3D"xstylesheetexample.xslt" ?>
    <bookstore>
            <book category=3D"COOKING">
                    <title lang=3D"en">Everyday Italian</title>
                   <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>
                    <year>2005</year>
                    <price>30.00</price>
            </book>
           <book category=3D"CHILDREN">
                    <title lang=3D"en">Harry Potter</title>
                   <author>J K. Rowling</author>
                    <year>2005</year>
                    <price>29.99</price>
            </book>
           <book category=3D"WEB">
                    <title lang=3D"en">XQuery Kick Start</title>
                   <author>James McGovern</author>
                    <author>Per Bothner</author>
                    <author>Kurt Cagle</author>
                    <author>James Linn</author>
                    <author>Vaidyanathan Nagarajan</author>
                    <year>2003</year>
                    <price>49.99</price>
            </book>
           <book category=3D"WEB">
                    <title lang=3D"en">Learning XML</title>
                   <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
                    <year>2003</year>
                    <price>39.95</price>
            </book>
    </bookstore>

    An xml stylesheet was created:

   <xsl:stylesheet version=3D"1.1"
  xmlns:xsl=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
            <xsl:import href=3D"xqueryexampledata.xml"/>
            <xsl:output
                    method=3D"xml"
                    doctype-public=3D"-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN"

   doctype-system=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd";
                    encoding=3D"utf-8"
                    indent=3D"no"
                    omit-xml-declaration=3D"yes"
                    media-type=3D"text/xml"
                    standalone=3D"yes"
                    version=3D"1.1"
                    />
            <xsl:template
                    match=3D"author">
                    <html xmlns=3D'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' lang=3D'en'
   xml:lang=3D'en'>
                            <head>
                                    <meta
                                            name=3D'note' content=3D'xhtml
  document created by xml transformation' />
                                    <title>Test output web page</title>
                            </head>
                            <body>
                                    <p>
                                            <xsl:apply-templates/>
                                    </p>
                            </body>
                    </html>
            </xsl:template>
    </xsl:stylesheet>

    The text editor 'jedit' is used with xml plugins xslt, xquery, xml.
    The xslt transformer plugin is used to select the above xml file and
    xslt file for subsequent transformation, to create an output xhtml
    file.

    The result of this transformation is the creation of a new xhtml file
    (as stated in the stylesheet above):



                    Everyday Italian
                    <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd";>
   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D"en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>Giada De Laurentiis</p></body></html>
                    2005
                    30.00


                    Harry Potter
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>J K. Rowling</p></body></html>
                    2005
                    29.99


                    XQuery Kick Start
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>James McGovern</p></body></html>
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>Per Bothner</p></body></html>
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>Kurt Cagle</p></body></html>
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>James Linn</p></body></html>
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>Vaidyanathan Nagarajan</p></body></html>
                    2003
                    49.99


                    Learning XML
                   <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"; xml:lang=3D=
 "en"
    lang=3D"en"><head><meta content=3D"xhtml document created by xml
    transformation" name=3D"note" /><title>Test output web
   page</title></head><body><p>Erik T. Ray</p></body></html>
                    2003
                    39.95


   Clearly, there's a lot to learn in specifying the transformation correct=
ly!

    The ideal output is:

    <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML Basic 1.1//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-basic/xhtml-basic11.dtd";>
           <html xmlns=3D'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' lang=3D'en' xml:lan=
 g=3D'en'>
                    <head>
                            <meta
                                    content=3D"xhtml document created by
   xml transformation" name=3D"note"
 />
                            <title>Test output web page</title>
                    </head>
                    <body>
                            <p>Giada De Laurentiis</p>
                            <p>J K. Rowling</p>
                            <p>James McGovern</p>
                            <p>Per Bothner</p>
                            <p>Kurt Cagle</p>
                            <p>James Linn</p>
                            <p>Vaidyanathan Nagarajan</p>
                            <p>Erik T. Ray</p>
                    </body>
            </html>

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