XML/XSLT stylesheet/parent

Don"t output text nodes unless explicitly told to

   <source lang="xml">

File: Data.xml <wine grape="A">

 <winery>shop 1</winery>
 <product>product 1</product>
 <year>1998</year>
 <desc>description</desc>
 <prices>
   <list>6.99</list>
   <discounted>5.99</discounted>
   <case>71.50</case>
 </prices>

</wine>

File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

 version="1.0">
 <xsl:output method="text" />
 <xsl:template match="text()" />
 <xsl:template match="list">
   ~~~~ Start of list element"s template ~~~~ 1. List price
   (current node): {
   <xsl:apply-templates />
   } 2. Parent element (prices) contents: {
   <xsl:value-of select=".." />
   } 3. Grandparent element contents: {
   <xsl:value-of select="../.." />
   } 4. Attribute of grandparent: {
   <xsl:value-of select="../../@grape" />
   } 5. Sibling node {
   <xsl:value-of select="../discounted" />
   } 6. Uncle node {
   <xsl:value-of select="../../product" />
   } 7. Parent node"s name: {
   <xsl:value-of select="name(..)" />
   } 8. Grandparent node"s name: {
   <xsl:value-of select="name(../..)" />
   } ~~~~ End of list element"s template ~~~~
 </xsl:template>
 

</xsl:stylesheet> Output:

   ~~~~ Start of list element"s template ~~~~ 1. List price
   (current node): {
   
   } 2. Parent element (prices) contents: {
   
   6.99
   5.99
   71.50
 
   } 3. Grandparent element contents: {
   
 shop 1
 product 1
 1998
 description
 
   6.99
   5.99
   71.50
 
   } 4. Attribute of grandparent: {
   A
   } 5. Sibling node {
   5.99
   } 6. Uncle node {
   product 1
   } 7. Parent node"s name: {
   prices
   } 8. Grandparent node"s name: {
   wine
   } ~~~~ End of list element"s template ~~~~
 
</source>
   
  

Get sibling with ../

   <source lang="xml">

File: Data.xml <vintage>

 <year>1998</year>
 <wine grape="B">
   <winery>A</winery>
 </wine>

</vintage> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

 version="1.0">
 <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" />
 
 <xsl:template match="wine">
   <wine varietal="{@grape}" brand="{winery}" year="{../year}" />
 </xsl:template>
 <xsl:template match="year" />
 

</xsl:stylesheet> Output:

 <wine varietal="B" brand="A" year="1998"/>
</source>
   
  

Select element out of parent tag

   <source lang="xml">

File: Data.xml <employees>

 <employee hireDate="04/23/1999" officer="yes">
   <last>A</last>
   <first>B</first>
   <salary>100000</salary>
 </employee>
 <employee hireDate="09/01/1998" officer="no">
   <last>C</last>
   <first>D</first>
   <salary>95000</salary>
 </employee>
 <employee hireDate="08/20/2000">
   <last>E</last>
   <first>F</first>
   <salary>89000</salary>
 </employee>

</employees> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

 version="1.0">
 <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" />
 
 <xsl:template match="employee">
   <client>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="lastName" />
     <xsl:apply-templates select="phone" />
   </client>
 </xsl:template>
 

</xsl:stylesheet> Output:

 <client/>
 <client/>
 <client/>
</source>
   
  

Use .. to indicate level

   <source lang="xml">

File: Data.xml <winelist>

 <wine grape="A">
   <winery>shop 2</winery>
   <product>product 2</product>
   <year>2008</year>
   <prices>
     <list>10.99</list>
     <discounted>9.50</discounted>
   </prices>
 </wine>

</winelist> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

 version="1.0">
 <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" />
 <xsl:template match="winelist">
   Wines needing their "discount" value set:
   <xsl:for-each select="wine/prices/discounted[not(text())]">
     <xsl:value-of select="../../year" />
     <xsl:text> </xsl:text>
     <xsl:value-of select="../../winery" />
     <xsl:text> </xsl:text>
     <xsl:value-of select="../../product" />
   </xsl:for-each>
 </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

</source>