Special character in XSL Contain

shalinparmar · **Joined:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:41 pm **Posts:** 245

Hi,

I have a DVWP XSL to receive related data from second list for the first list. However I see that some records are not pulled when it contains characters like / or (.
Here is the code being used to filter DVWP

Code:

<xsl:variable name="Rows" select="/dsQueryResponse/Rows/Row[contains($DItems,@Line_x002d_Item)]"/>

The Line_x002d_Item parameter has names which are not pulled e.g. (None), Tasters N/A

We have lot of them like <NAME> N/A format which are not pulled. Any suggestions?

shalinparmar · **Joined:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:41 pm **Posts:** 245

Dos any one has answer to this? Please help.

RemyMaza · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:58 pm

I think you may have to escape these characters. Here's a sample template that you can build upon and modify to suit your needs.

Code:

<xsl:template name="FixAmpersands">
<xsl:param name="StringValue"/>
<xsl:variable name="Ampersand" select="'&amp;'" />
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="contains($StringValue, $Ampersand)">
<xsl:value-of select="concat(substring-before($StringValue, $Ampersand), '&amp;amp;', substring-after($StringValue, $Ampersand))"/>
<xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:value-of select="$StringValue"/>
<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:template>

Also, if you come up with something you'd like to share, post it over to the SPXSLT project.

shalinparmar · **Joined:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:41 pm **Posts:** 245

I have found an interesting and odd issue with XSLT Contains() function:

e.g. I have two lists, where one has a lookup to others column with mutiple values allowed. In the lookup field data I have many items with name like MSTR(ver TBD) and others like that i.e. with bracket.
Now when I have such items selected in lookup and when there is only one lookup value the more details view at the bottom for that item doesn't render. However, if I have >1 lookup items and the () items are not last then view renders fine with details but again if it is at last then doesn't render.

Strange issue....does anyone know what to do?

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