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RE: count element content length
Hi!
Thank U for this piece of information =)
Jarkko
> Heppa,
>
> > You are right, but I am not at that level yet =)
> > But hey! If I do like Santtu suggested, the result is a bit
> > wrong since
> > it adds "..." also to elements that are shorter than 20
> > characters. What to do?
>
> <xsl:template match="Subject">
> <p>
> <xsl:value-of select="concat(substring(., 1, 20), substring('...', 1
> div (string-length(.) > 20), 3))" />
> </p>
> </xsl:template>
>
> It uses the Becker method for adding the '...' the string length is
> greater than 20. See the archives or e.g. Jeni's book for further
> explanation.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Santtu
>
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