string(number($x) should do the job.

Michael Kay
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Nischal Muthana
> Sent: 24 January 2003 23:58
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Removing leading zeros 
> 
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I have a Java function which removes leading zeros
> from a given string value and returns me the number.
> 
> Eg. 
> 
> 000125000 -- 125000
> 0012300  -- 12300
> 01234 -- 1234
> 
> public static String removeLeadingZeros(String str) 
> 	{    
> 		if (str == null) 
> 		{        
> 			return null;    
> 		}   
> 		char[] chars = str.toCharArray();
> 		int index = 0;
> 		for (; index < str.length(); index++) 
> 		{       
> 			if (chars[index] != '0') 
> 			{            
> 				break;       
> 			}    
> 		}    
> 		return (index == 0) ? str : str.substring(index);
> 	}
> 
> Can someone help me build something like this in XSL.
> I dont mean you to write for the script, but atleast
> help me in taking thru what I have to do to get to
> this.
> 
> Appreciate your time.
> 
> Thanks
> Nischal 
> 
> 
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