pesst
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set/test flag to format XML using XSL
I am processing an XML document and need to have an opening and closing string displayed according to a value of one of the XML tags. I first check if Value = Title and then multiple Msg's will follow and finally in the first instance where I have EndTitle, I would like to put some text. I was wondering how to do something like this.
<xsl:variable name = "Title" >Title</xsl:variable>
<xsl:for-each select="Msg">
<xsl:variable name = "Status" ><xsl:value-of select="Status" /></xsl:variable>
<xsl:if test="$Status = $Title">
OPEN TITLE<br/>
<xsl:value-of select="MessageID" /><br/>
NEED TO SET FLAG HERE TO
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="$Status = $CloseTitle">
<xsl:if test="FLAG IS SET?"> I need to do something like this
CLOSE TITLE<br/>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
The XML looks like this:
<Msg>
<MessageNb>1</MessageNb>
<MessageID>Message1</Messa
<Message>This is message 1</Message>
<Status/>
</Msg>
<xsl:variable name = "Title" >Title</xsl:variable>
<xsl:for-each select="Msg">
<xsl:variable name = "Status" ><xsl:value-of select="Status" /></xsl:variable>
<xsl:if test="$Status = $Title">
OPEN TITLE<br/>
<xsl:value-of select="MessageID" /><br/>
NEED TO SET FLAG HERE TO
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="$Status = $CloseTitle">
<xsl:if test="FLAG IS SET?"> I need to do something like this
CLOSE TITLE<br/>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
The XML looks like this:
<Msg>
<MessageNb>1</MessageNb>
<MessageID>Message1</Messa
<Message>This is message 1</Message>
<Status/>
</Msg>
pesst,
> the first instance where I have EndTitle
I am not sure the actual question is completely clear
where do you have endTitle? is itr a string value of MessageID?
cheers
> the first instance where I have EndTitle
I am not sure the actual question is completely clear
where do you have endTitle? is itr a string value of MessageID?
cheers
ASKER
It's in Status.
so i set $Status, to the current content of the XML tag "Status".
I need to have: if Title was found in the loop and if EndTitle is found later in another Msg then put some text.
thanks
so i set $Status, to the current content of the XML tag "Status".
I need to have: if Title was found in the loop and if EndTitle is found later in another Msg then put some text.
thanks
pesst,
it could be something like this
<xsl:if test="$Status = $CloseTitle">
<xsl:if test="preceding-sibling:Ms
CLOSE TITLE<br/>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
it could be something like this
<xsl:if test="$Status = $CloseTitle">
<xsl:if test="preceding-sibling:Ms
CLOSE TITLE<br/>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:if>
pesst,
The inner xsl:if tests whether there is a previous Msg with a Statusvalue 'Title'
if that is not what you need, changing is pretty straightforward
always here to help
cheers
The inner xsl:if tests whether there is a previous Msg with a Statusvalue 'Title'
if that is not what you need, changing is pretty straightforward
always here to help
cheers
ASKER
Does <xsl:if test="preceding-sibling:Ms
it tries them all,
if you only need the previous one,
you need
<xsl:if test="preceding-sibling:Ms
cheers
if you only need the previous one,
you need
<xsl:if test="preceding-sibling:Ms
cheers
ASKER
i think i will just change the XML to have a value of ClosedTitle and just check for that, instead of having formatting based on past tag values.
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you can't set flags in XSLT,
so you need to deal with it using position() (to check the position in the for-each loop)
or with testing values in XPath
Cheers!