If we have a way to make a nodeset of text notes from a string XSLT
would be almost magical :)  

http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200012/msg00205.html

especially if regexps are permitted:

http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200012/msg00206.html

Can someone write an extension function of this type for Saxon or Xalan
so we could experiment a bit, please? My knowledge of Java is rather
rusty.


Oliver Becker wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Jeni, Miloslav and Dimitre!
> I didn't expected this fast so many solutions. It seems by using
> recursive templates and clever string manipulations one can program
> everything in XSLT.
> 
> Cheers,
> Oliver
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