Recursive nested elements woe

GR33DY

Hi every-one,

(Deleted and reposted to avoid sp@m)

I have an XML file that looks like this:

_______________ ______________X ML_____________ _______________ _____

<root>
<nextlevel>
<init>
<element1>
Content
</element1>
<element2>
More content
</element2>
...etc
<message>
<element1>
Content
</element1>
<element2>
More content
</element2>
...etc
<message>
<element1>
Content
</element1>
<element2>
More content
</element2>
...etc
</message>
</message>
</init>
</nextlevel>
</root>

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _____

The <message> nodes may well contain other <message> nodes which could
contain other <message> nodes etc. etc. ad infinitum(well, almost!)

My problem is that when it comes to the XSL, I want to nest these nodes
and indent them and this is what I have so far:

_______________ ______________X SL_____________ _______________ _____
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="init">
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/><br />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name ="message" match="message" >
<blockquote>
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/>
<xsl:for-each select="message[count(descendan t::message)!='0 ']">
<xsl:call-template name="message"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _____

However, this only nests up to and including the second <message> node
and no further. Any help appreciated :)

Tom.

Jul 20 '05 #1

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Cat

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:42:08 +0100, GR33DY wrote:

_______________ ______________X SL_____________ _______________ _____
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="init">
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/><br />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name ="message" match="message" >
<blockquote>
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/>
<xsl:for-each select="message[count(descendan t::message)!='0 ']">
<xsl:call-template name="message"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>

_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _____

Tom,
Wouldn't it be better/simplier to do the recursion with the normal
xsl:apply-templates like so.

============= XSLT =============== =
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:styleshe et version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http ://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="root">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="init|nex tlevel">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="element1 |element2">
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="message" >
<blockquote>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
=============== =============== =====
Is this what you were looking for?
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Jul 20 '05 #2

GR33DY

Cat wrote:

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:42:08 +0100, GR33DY wrote:
_____________ _______________ _XSL___________ _______________ _______
<xsl:templa te match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:templa te match="init">
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/><br />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:templa te name ="message" match="message" >
<blockquote >
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/>
<xsl:for-each select="message[count(descendan t::message)!='0 ']">
<xsl:call-template name="message"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>

_____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______

Tom,
Wouldn't it be better/simplier to do the recursion with the normal
xsl:apply-templates like so.

============= XSLT =============== =
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:styleshe et version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http ://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="root">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="init|nex tlevel">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="element1 |element2">
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="message" >
<blockquote>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
=============== =============== =====
Is this what you were looking for?
- --
Cat

http://www.ratrobot.com/writing/tiger/ TradeMark Tiger is an economic
argument for conservation. Why not use nature to save itself?
Fri Jun 25 21:55:01 UTC 2004
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That's nice and simple!
My solutions tend to get more and more complicated :)
How would I now go about adding some formatting to the element1 &
element2 content?

Thanks for your help, it's very much appreciated.

Jul 20 '05 #3

GR33DY

Cat wrote:

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Hash: SHA1

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:42:08 +0100, GR33DY wrote:
_____________ _______________ _XSL___________ _______________ _______
<xsl:templa te match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:templa te match="init">
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/><br />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:templa te name ="message" match="message" >
<blockquote >
<xsl:value-of select="element 1"/>
<xsl:value-of select="element 2"/>
<xsl:for-each select="message[count(descendan t::message)!='0 ']">
<xsl:call-template name="message"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>

_____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______

Tom,
Wouldn't it be better/simplier to do the recursion with the normal
xsl:apply-templates like so.

============= XSLT =============== =
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:styleshe et version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http ://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="root">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="init|nex tlevel">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="element1 |element2">
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="message" >
<blockquote>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</blockquote>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
=============== =============== =====
Is this what you were looking for?
- --
Cat

http://www.ratrobot.com/writing/tiger/ TradeMark Tiger is an economic
argument for conservation. Why not use nature to save itself?
Fri Jun 25 21:55:01 UTC 2004
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That's lovely and simple, my efforts get recursively more complicated ;)
Thanks for your help.
Tom

Jul 20 '05 #4

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