Inside XSLT

The XPath String Functions

The following XPath string functions are available in XSLT:

• concat(string string1 , string string2 , ...). This function returns all strings you pass to it concatenated together.

• contains(string string1 , string string2 ). This function checks for the existence of the second string within the first string—returns true if found.

• normalize-space(string string1 ). This function returns string1 (or context node if no string1) after leading and trailing whitespace is stripped and multiple consecutive whitespace is replaced with a single space.

• starts-with(string string1 , string string2 ). This function returns true if the first string starts with the second string.

• string-length(string string1 ). This function returns the ...