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how to get the content of a section from a node in xml to xml conversion using xslt 1.0

My xml is attached. I am trying to acheive this

                                    <misbn>
                                          9780470697900; 9780470512661; 9780470059081; 9780470697870
                                    </misbn>
the rules are

Content of <dc:identifier_isbn> AND
Content of the last section after the final / of the <dc:identifier_dbid> which contains text "dx.doi.org". If more than one of these use first only.
Separate entries with semicolon and a space

Example:
<dc:identifier_isbn>9780470697900</dc:identifier_isbn>
<dc:identifier_isbn>9780470512661</dc:identifier_isbn>
<dc:identifier_isbn>9780470059081</dc:identifier_isbn>
<dc:identifier>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470697870</dc:identifier>

"9780470697900; 9780470512661; 9780470059081; 9780470697870"

<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
  <rdf:Description>
 <dc:identifier>http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234220</dc:identifier>
    <dc:identifier>http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&amp;v=1&amp;bookid=323900</dc:identifier>
    <dc:identifier>http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007022434.html</dc:identifier>
    <dc:identifier_isbn>9780470697900</dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn>9780470512661 </dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn>9780470059081 </dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn></dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn></dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn></dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_isbn></dc:identifier_isbn>
    <dc:identifier_dbid>http://site.ebrary.com/id/10297565</dc:identifier_dbid>
    <dc:identifier_dbid>http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470697870</dc:identifier_dbid>
    <dc:identifier_dbid>http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234220</dc:identifier_dbid>
    <dc:identifier_dbid>http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&amp;v=1&amp;bookid=323900</dc:identifier_dbid>
    <dc:identifier_dbid>http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007022434.html</dc:identifier_dbid>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

I see that zc2 posted as well, solutions are almost equivalent, but zc2's solution provides unique nodes,
something you did not ask for, but I assume can be handy

other notable difference

- the choose construct in zc2's code is replaced by an apply templates, so the sector happens in the template matches.
Letting the template matching mechanism deal with choices is considered an XSLT best practice
- that also solves the issue you could run into with this <xsl:when test="name() = 'dc:identifier_dbid'">
if you prefer to keep the choose construct this would be better <xsl:when test="self::dc:identifier_dbid"> for various reasons

mmalik15

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Excellent guys

Gertone (Geert Bormans)

Here is an alternative for my stylesheet, still having the matching doing its work after apply-templates,
but returning unique nodes only

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" 
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     exclude-result-prefixes="rdf dc"
    version="1.0">
    
    <xsl:key name="unique" match="dc:identifier_isbn[normalize-space(.)] | dc:identifier_dbid[contains(., 'dx.doi.org')][not(preceding-sibling::dc:identifier_dbid[contains(., 'dx.doi.org')])]" use="normalize-space(.)"/>
    
    <xsl:template name="get-file-part">
        <xsl:param name="str"/>
        <xsl:choose>
            <xsl:when test="contains($str, '/')">
                <xsl:call-template name="get-file-part">
                    <xsl:with-param name="str" select="substring-after($str, '/')"/>
                </xsl:call-template>
            </xsl:when>
            <xsl:otherwise>
                <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space($str)"/>
            </xsl:otherwise>
        </xsl:choose>
    </xsl:template>
    
    <xsl:template match="rdf:Description">
        <xsl:element name="misbn">
            <xsl:apply-templates select="*[generate-id() = generate-id(key('unique', normalize-space(.))[1])]"/>
        </xsl:element>
    </xsl:template>
    
    <xsl:template match="dc:identifier_isbn">
        <xsl:if test="not(position() =  1)">
            <xsl:text>; </xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
        <xsl:value-of select="normalize-space(.)"/>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="dc:identifier_dbid">
        <xsl:if test="not(position() =  1)">
            <xsl:text>; </xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
        <xsl:call-template name="get-file-part">
            <xsl:with-param name="str" select="."/>
        </xsl:call-template>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

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Gertone (Geert Bormans)

welcome