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Microsoft XSLT

Purpose:

• Microsoft implemented additional methods not part of the XSLT 1.1 standard. This work was done prior to the XSLT 2.0 and EXSLT specifications being finalized.

Namespace:

• urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt

Prefix:

• msxsl

Methods:

• node-set(string textualXML):
  • Converts textual XML into a node set in a new XML document. Most often used to convert intermediate XML back into a working node set for additional processing.

    
    Returns:

    • A node set equivalent to the provided textual XML.
    Example:
    • Determine a unique set of style names for a group of paragraphs.

      <xsl:variable name="VarStylesAsXML">
       <xsl:for-each select="$VarParagraphs">
        <xsl:variable name="VarParagraph" select="." />
      
        <wwstyle:Style name="{$VarParagraph/@stylename}" />
       </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:variable>
      <xsl:variable name="VarStyles" select="msxsl:node-set($VarStylesAsXML)/*" />
      
      <xsl:variable name="VarUniqueStylesAsXML">
       <xsl:for-each select="$VarStyles">
        <xsl:variable name="VarStyle" select="." />
      
        <xsl:variable name="VarStylesWithName" select="key('wwstyles-styles-by-name', $VarStyle/@name)" />
        <xsl:if test="count($VarStyle | $VarStylesWithName[1]) = 1">
         <xsl:copy-of select="$VarStyle" />
        </xsl:if>
       </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:variable>
      <xsl:variable name="VarUniqueStyles" select="msxsl:node-set($VarUniqueStylesAsXML)" />