string-join(for $i in 1 to $space-count return ' ' , '')

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The easiest way to do this is using substring. Create a string containing
>  more space characters than you will ever need (40?), and then use
>  substring($fortySpaces, 1, $n) to create a string of $n spaces.
>
>  Michael Kay
>  http://www.saxonica.com/
>
>
>
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Adil Ladhani [mailto:dillio@xxxxxxxxx]
>  > Sent: 19 March 2008 16:39
>  > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  > Subject:  concatinating a varying number of whitespace characters
>  >
>  > Hi XSL gurus,
>  >
>  > I have a quick question about the concat() function. I need
>  > to re-create a line from some XML, and the line should be of
>  > the format:
>  > <Type><whitespace><Tail>
>  >
>  > where <Type> and <Tail> are known, and the <whitespace> needs
>  > to be detemined. <Tail> is always the same number of
>  > characters (i.e. 17) and <Type> can vary in length. Since a
>  > line is always 40 characters, I know that I need <Type> and
>  > <whitespace> to add up to 23 chars.
>  > Furthermore,  I know I can determine the number of whitespace
>  > chars by subtracting string-length(Type) from 23 (which is 40
>  > - length(tail)), but how can I use this within a concat?
>  >
>  > Sorry if this is unclear, I can clarify if necessary.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Adil