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Objectives
In this lesson, you will learn to:
Perform conditional formatting in a style sheet Use XPath
pattern matching in a style sheet
Create a comma-separated list of values
Import a style sheet in another style sheet
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Problem Statement 6.D.1A list of products sold at CyberShoppe
needs to be displayed.These products need to be categorized based
on their prices.The details about products priced higher than $50
are to be
displayed in red and the rest are to be displayed in green.The
details to be displayed include the product name,description,
price, and quantity on hand.
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Task List
Identify data to be displayed.
Identify the elements required to format data based on
a condition. Create a style sheet to format data based on a
condition.
Apply the style sheet to the XML document.
View the XML document.
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Task 1: Identify data to be displayed.
Result
As per the scenario, the data that has to be displayed is as
follows:
PRODUCTNAME
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
QUANTITY
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Task 2: Identify the elements required to format databased on a
condition.
The if Element
The if element provides a simple if-then construct. Thesyntax
ofif element is as follows:
[actions to be performed if the condition
is true]
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Task 2: Identify the elements a condition. (Contd.)
The choose Element
The choose element is used to make a choice when there
are two or more possible courses of action.
It provides a means for testing multiple conditions.
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Task 2: Identify the elements a condition.(Contd.)
The syntax of the choose element is as follows:
[action to be taken]
:
:
[action to be taken]
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Task 2: Identify the elements a condition. (Contd.)
The following table lists the comparison and booleanoperators
that can be used with the xsl:choose and xsl:ifelements:
PRICE[. >= 20]Greater than or equal to>=
PRICE[.
PRICE[. < 20]Less than
