Improving XSLT code

[Mallikarjuna Sangappa]

Hi,

I'm creating XSLT files and combining them with the
XML Documents to produce flat files using XT engine.
There are elements with the same attributes. So when
I'm writing the stylesheet, I have to repeat the code
for the two elements. The sample XML DTD and XSLT
stylesheet is as follows.

<!-- Valid values in XML Document and their values
during translation are as follows
Chicago - C
SanFrancisco - S
NewYork - N
Detroit - D

<!ENTITY % ENT_CITY "CITY_VALUE
(Chicago|SanFrancisco|NewYork|Detroit) #IMPLIED">

<!ELEMENT CITY EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST CITY %ENT_CITY;>

<!ELEMENT METROS EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST METROS %ENT_CITY;>

So in the stylesheet, I'll have to repeat the code
for both CITY and METROS, like

  <!--City-->  
  <xsl:param-variable name="varcity" expr = "CITY"/>

    <xsl:choose> 
	
	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='Chicago'">
		   <xsl:value-of
select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('C', '1')"/>
           </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='SanFrancisco'">
		   <xsl:value-of
select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('S', '1')"/>
	   </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='NewYork'">
		   <xsl:value-of
select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('N', '1')"/>

	   </xsl:when>

	   <xsl:when test="$varcity='Detroit'">
		   <xsl:value-of
select="sample:padLeftjWithSpaces('D', '1')"/>
	   </xsl:when>

   </xsl:choose>

Do I have to repeat the code for METROS element also
or is there a way to simplify the code in XSLT.
Thanks in advance.

CU,

Malliks






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