Instead of

<xsl:copy-of select="contents/property/index[. = '003000001']"/>

you want

<xsl:copy-of select="contents/property[index = '003000001']"/>

The first selects an index whose value is 003000001. The second selects a
property whose index child has the value 003000001.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carroll, David [mailto:David.Carroll@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 20 January 2005 04:32
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:  XSL copy-of problem with extraction of a node 
> based on child element
> 
> 
> 
> I wish to extract one subnode from an XML file based on the 
> value of a child
> element in the node. In this case a complete copy of a 
> property node based
> on the value of the index element. My efforts so far have 
> either resulted in
> the index element only or the entire XML file.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
>  
> 
> David 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> XML FILE
> 
>  
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> 
> <contents ver="1.0">
> 
>    <type>telop</type>
> 
>    <count>13</count>
> 
>    <property>
> 
>          <index>003000001</index>
> 
>          <cdate>2004-10-23 12:27:03.015</cdate>
> 
>          <size>34614</size>
> 
>          <info>Text</info>
> 
>          <title>UPDATE: 10 minute delay Concord to San F</title>
> 
>          <width>479</width>
> 
>          <height>24</height>
> 
>          <lineheight>24</lineheight>
> 
>          <format>BITMAP</format>
> 
>          <effect row="1" col="1">1</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="1" col="2">50</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="1">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="2">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="3">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="3" col="1">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="4" col="1">1</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="4" col="2">0x000000</effect>
> 
>    </property>
> 
>    <property>
> 
>          <index>003000002</index>
> 
>          <cdate>2004-10-20 17:20:16.078</cdate>
> 
>          <size>39606</size>
> 
>          <info>Text</info>
> 
>          <title>Buy your Commute Pass this week and save</title>
> 
>          <width>549</width>
> 
>          <height>24</height>
> 
>          <lineheight>24</lineheight>
> 
>          <format>BITMAP</format>
> 
>          <effect row="1" col="1">1</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="1" col="2">50</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="1">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="2">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="2" col="3">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="3" col="1">0</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="4" col="1">1</effect>
> 
>          <effect row="4" col="2">0x000000</effect>
> 
>    </property>
> 
> </contents>
> 
> __________________________________
> 
>  
> 
> XSL
> 
>  
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> 
> <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
> 
>  
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
> 
> <xsl:copy-of select="contents/property/index[. = '003000001']"/>
> 
>  </xsl:template>
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>