[thelist] RE: [xsl] XSLT Recursive Templates

[Michael Kay]

> Hi,
> Since XSLT doesn't have a replace function, most programmers 
> tend to use recursive template to perform the replace task.
> 
> This templates have been proven to really slow down applications.
> 
> For example when formatting text to include paragraphs, we 
> found the better option to be:


Better that what, pray? I find it very hard to imagine any recursive
template that a rational person would write to produce the same trivial
output as your code below.

Michael Kay


> 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><>
> <><><><<><><><
> ><><>
> <textarea class="textFormat" readonly="true">
> 	<xsl:value-of select="d"/>
> </textarea>
> 
> .textFormat {
> 	width: 100%;
> 	height: 100%;
> 	font-family: Arial, sans serif;
> 	font-size: 8pt;
> 	background-color:
> 	transparent; color: #000000;
> 	border: 0px;
> 	overflow: visible;
> } 
> <><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><><><><><>
> <><><><<><><><
> ><><>
> 
> As oppose to using a recursive template.
> 
> Use them as a last result.
> 
> 
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