use compact syntax
2006/06/15 | Published in lang/xsl, convention
Some tips about xsl writing:
- remove useless template, parameter,...
- for attribute definition, use compact syntax instead of <xsl:attribute> and <xsl:value-of>
replace:
<toto> <xsl:attribute name="foo"><xsl:value-of select="/x/z"/></xsl:attribute> ... </toto>
by:
<toto foo="\{/x/z\}"> ... </toto>
- don't use <xsl:attribute> if the attribute is always present and the value is constante.
replace:
<toto> <xsl:attribute name="foo">bar</xsl:attribute> ... </toto>
by:
<toto foo="bar"> ... </toto>
- use compact empty node syntax
replace:
<toto> </toto>
by:
<toto/>
- use <xsl:if> instead of <xsl:choose> with 2 choices, if possible
replace:
<table> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="/page/data/notfirsttime ='no'"> <tr> </tr> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <tr> <td>Rows Fetched:</td> <td><xsl:value-of select="data/totalrows"/></td> </tr> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </table>
by:
<table> <tr> <xsl:if test="/page/data/notfirsttime !='no'"> <td>Rows Fetched:</td> <td><xsl:value-of select="data/totalrows"/></td> </xsl:if> </tr> </table>