- From: Laurent M. <laurent_m@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:55:01 -0700
- To: <xsl-editors@w3.org>
- Cc: <xsl-list@mulberrytech.com>
I don't know if it is worth a dime, but here it is:
6.2.5 Strings
The functions substring-before() and substring-after() only work with the
FIRST occurrence of the first argument, wouldn't it be interesting to have
a symmetrical couple of functions working on the LAST occurrence.
Something like
reverse-substring-before()
Returns the substring of the first argument that precedes the LAST
occurrence ...
ex: reverse-substring-before("1999/04/01", "/") returns "1999/04"
and
reverse-substring-after()
Returns the substring of the first argument that follows the LAST
occurrence ...
ex: reverse-substring-before("1999/04/01", "/") returns "01"
I understand the functionality could be implemented using extension
functions, but a 'native' version would be available across all XSLT
implementations.
What about also accessing the "04" (in "1999/04/01") ?
Apologies if someone already made the same suggestion (I found no evidence
of it the xsl-editors list).
A good day to everyone, and a big kudos for the great work.
Received on Saturday, 8 May 1999 18:56:26 UTC