Re: Catch a Character ...

Claus Kick schrieb:
>
> I am trying to catch a special character with the following style sheet:
>
> <xsl:param name="specChar" select="'\u201C'" />

That's the Java syntax. Doesn't work in XML. Use a numerical character
reference as per the XML spec.

   <xsl:param name="specChar" select="'&#x201C;'" /> in hex, or
   <xsl:param name="specChar" select="'&#8220;'" /> in decimal

>     <xsl:output indent="yes" method="xml"/>
>     <xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>
>
>     <xsl:template
> match="CATALOOM-OPENENGINE/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT/PRODUCTREVISION">

Not knowing your input, I can't be sure, but simply doing
match="PRODUCTREVISION" would probably be specific enough.

>     <xsl:variable name="primKey2">
>             <xsl:value-of select="substring-before(@primarykey, '/')"/>
>     </xsl:variable>

That's a very bad way of getting the value. Instead, use:

   <xsl:variable name="primKey2"
     select="substring-before(@primarykey, '/')"/>

Your version creates a so-called "result tree fragment" (RTF), which is
inefficient and cumbersome.

>      <xsl:for-each select="FEATURE/VALUE">
>         <xsl:variable name="cdata">
>             <xsl:value-of select="FEATURE/VALUE/text()"/>
>         </xsl:variable>

Same story here. In addition, avoid using the text() node test to get
the string value:

   <xsl:value-of select="FEATURE/VALUE"/>

But are you sure your input is FEATURE/VALUE/FEATURE/VALUE?

> How do I have to mask a unicode char inside a string inside  a
> stylesheet?

As shown above. Or simply as a literal, if you're using a Unicode
encoding and your input device and display support that character.

You can learn XSLT by reading XSL-List at Mulberrytech or any good book
in XSLT, like, for starters, the Pocket Guide by Evan Lenz.

-- 
Michael Ludwig