OK, I understand. It didn't work with the self::* test on it so let me see if
I can figure out why. Thank you very much.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Carlisle d.p.carlisle@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 1:36 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  General algorithm for finding nodes between PIs

On 27 January 2017 at 18:21, Rick Quatro rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> That works well, except I had to change this:
>
> <xsl:when test="following-sibling::node()[1]/self::* and
> starts-with(.,'Condstart ')">
>
> to this:
>
> <xsl:when test="following-sibling::node()[1] and
> starts-with(.,'Condstart ')">
>
> Thank you all for the help.
>
> Rick

well...

following-sibling::node()[1]/self::*

tests that the node immediately following the Pi is an element.

and

following-sibling::node()[1]

is the same as

following-sibling::node()

in a boolean context and tests that the PI has any following sibling.

So I think my code is closer to what you said your requirements are, but
whatever works:-)

David


the second
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Carlisle d.p.carlisle@xxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 11:51 AM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  General algorithm for finding nodes between PIs
>
> or sometimes it's easier with xslt- style sibling recursion rather
> then using for-each-group
>
> Not sure I have all the cases but
>
> <x>
>  <p><?Fm Condstart USB?>If you need this, do that.<?Fm Condend
> USB?>text<?Fm  Condstart foo?>Some text<?Fm Condend foo?>another
> text</p>
>
>  <p><?Fm Condstart USB?><span>If you need</span>  <span>this, do
> that.</span><?Fm Condend USB?>text<?Fm  Condstart foo?>Some text<?Fm
> Condend foo?><span>another text</span></p> </x>
>
>
> comes out as
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><x>  <p platform="USB">If you
> need this, do that.textSome textanother text</p>
>
>  <p><span platform="USB">If you need</span>  <span
> platform="USB">this, do that.</span>textSome text<span>another
> text</span></p> </x>
>
>
> using
>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="2.0"
>         xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
>
>
>
>  <xsl:template match="node()">
>   <xsl:param name="att"/>
>   <xsl:copy>
>    <xsl:copy-of select="$att"/>
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="child::node()[1]"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
>   <xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::node()[1]">
>    <xsl:with-param name="att" select="$att"/>
>   </xsl:apply-templates>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match="processing-instruction(Fm)">
>   <xsl:param name="att"/>
>   <xsl:choose>
>    <xsl:when test="following-sibling::node()[1]/self::text() and
>            not(preceding-sibling::node()) and
>            starts-with(.,'Condstart ')">
>     <xsl:attribute name="platform" select="substring-after(.,'Condstart
')"/>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::node()[1]"/>
>    </xsl:when>
>    <xsl:when test="following-sibling::node()[1]/self::*
>            and starts-with(.,'Condstart ')">
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::node()[1]">
>      <xsl:with-param name="att" as="attribute()">
>       <xsl:attribute name="platform" select="substring-after(.,'Condstart
')"/>
>      </xsl:with-param>
>     </xsl:apply-templates>
>    </xsl:when>
>    <xsl:when test="substring-after(.,'Condend ')=$att">
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::node()[1]"/>
>    </xsl:when>
>    <xsl:otherwise>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="following-sibling::node()[1]">
>      <xsl:with-param name="att" select="$att"/>
>     </xsl:apply-templates>
>    </xsl:otherwise>
>   </xsl:choose>
>  </xsl:template>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>