Hi everyone,

If you need sprintf()-like functionality in XSLT, one approach is to use the
arrow (=>) operator to apply a series of replace() operations:

    <xsl:if test="$word-count > 0">
      <xsl:variable name="minutes" select="xs:integer(ceiling($word-count div
$words-per-minute))" as="xs:integer"/>
      <div>
        <strong>Estimated reading time:</strong>
        <xsl:value-of select="' %d %s'
          => replace('%d', string($minutes))
          => replace('%s', if ($minutes = 1) then 'minute' else 'minutes')"/>
      </div>
    </xsl:if>

Just wanted to share. Thanks!

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Chris Papademetrious
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