xpath-1.0 – Tarik Billa

How can I use XPath to find the minimum value of an attribute in a set of elements?

April 5, 2024 by Tarik

Here’s a slightly shorter solution. Maximum: /foo/bar/@score[not(. < ../../bar/@score)][1] Minimum: /foo/bar/@score[not(. > ../../bar/@score)][1] I’ve edited the predicate so that it’s applicable to any sequence of bar, even if you decide to change the path. Note that parent of attribute is the element to which it belongs. If embedding these queries in XML files like XSLT … Read more

XSLT string replace

January 19, 2023 by Tarik

replace isn’t available for XSLT 1.0. Codesling has a template for string-replace you can use as a substitute for the function: <xsl:template name=”string-replace-all”> <xsl:param name=”text” /> <xsl:param name=”replace” /> <xsl:param name=”by” /> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test=”$text=”” or $replace=””or not($replace)” > <!– Prevent this routine from hanging –> <xsl:value-of select=”$text” /> </xsl:when> <xsl:when test=”contains($text, $replace)”> <xsl:value-of select=”substring-before($text,$replace)” … Read more