Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… As I got into writing this “last” article in the series, I realized that between the things people have asked me over the course of the series and the things I think might be useful, I have far more than one more article to write. I think I’ll keep this series going…
Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:value-of> Outputs the value to which it evaluates, whether it be the value of a column, a variable, etc. <xsl:value-of> is sort of the “biggie” XSL tag. It’s what you use to output values of things that are variable. Pretty much every other tag we’ve talked about exists to get you to…
Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:choose> Like <xsl:if>, but with multiple possibilities, more like if-then-else. <xsl:when> Used within <xsl:choose> as a conditional test. If the test is true, then the contained code is executed and the <xsl:choose> is exited. <xsl:otherwise> Used within <xsl:choose> as the “fall-back” condition. If none of the prior <xsl:when>s have been executed, the…
Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:if> A single conditional test. If the test is true, then the contained code is executed. <xsl:if> is one of the simple workhorses in the Data View Web Part (DVWP) XSL arsenal. Its entire goal in life is to determine whether the code it contains is executed or not. Looking at our…
Cross-posted from EndUserSharePoint.com… <xsl:sort> Used within an <xsl:for-each> to determine the sort order in which the nodeset (group of rows) are processed. <xsl:sort> allows you to change the default sort order of the items as they are displayed in a Data View Web Part (DVWP). By default (in almost all cases), the items will be…