xsl:for-each

[cy0002]

Hi, I am new to xsl and have a question about xsl:for-each. I am trying to use "xsl:for-each" to loop through this output (BOLD) to extract "eligBenefitPlanDescription". (There is only 1 output in this example) I look at the example and use something like this:<xsl:for-each select="eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation"><xsl:value-of select="eligBenefitPlanDescription"/></xsl:for-each>However, it does not work. I was wondering what have I done wrong? Please help!<eligVerification2Response><eligVerification2Result><eligVerification txnElapsedTime="0.44" responseStatus="A"><eligRequest transactionId="WERS"clientSecurityKey="ABCD"loc_info="true">><eligInfoReceiver providerNumber="11111111"receiverIdCodeQualifier="SV"/><eligSubscriber subscriberId="0010112345" lastName="MAC" firstName="JOHN"subscriberDateOfBirth="01/01/1950"subscriberIdCodeQualifier="MA"middleName="B"subscriberGender="M"subscriberSSN="123456789"subscriberLocationQualifier="CY"subscriberLocationCode="74"><eligSubscriberDate fromDateOfService="01012005"toDateOfService="01012005"/><eligSubscriberTrn verificationNumber="0000001A" /><eligResponse eligType="Medicaid" messageText="PARTIAL" ><eligInformation insuranceTypeCode="MC" serviceTypeCode="01"eligIndicator="L"eligBenefitPlanDescription="NW ABC"coverageLevelCode= "IND"/><eligDates dateQualifier="307" fromEligDate="12/12/2005"toEligDate="12/12/2005"/><subscriberBenefitRelatedEntityInfo entityIdCode="1P" contactNumber="1234567890" managedCarePlanName="ABC (ABCDEFG)" managedCareRegionCode="ABC03"/></eligResponse> </eligSubscriber></eligRequest></eligVerification></eligVerification2Result></eligVerification2Response>

[boen_robot]

Have you checked your XML for well formdness? It seems there's an error here:

<eligRequest transactionId="WERS"clientSecurityKey="ABCD"loc_info="true">>

There must be only one ">". And who knows if you have other errors.Also, is the template the for-each is used in with a match="/"? If not, you'll need an alternative XPath expression to access the value. What exactly depends on the actual match.

[cy0002]

I think the output is fine, I run this script and it's working correctly.<xsl:value-of select="eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation/@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/>I just wonder if I can't use <xsl:for-each> to do the job, what other ways can I use?Thanks

[boen_robot]

I think the output is fine, I run this script and it's working correctly.<xsl:value-of select="eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation/@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/>I just wonder if I can't use <xsl:for-each> to do the job, what other ways can I use?Thanks

The XML file is called "input" by the way. For the XSLT at least. "Output" is what you get after the transformation .In the worst case, use absolute paths. With a slash at the beginning:

<xsl:for-each select="/eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation"><xsl:value-of select="@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/></xsl:for-each>

good thing you just saw eligBenefitPlanDescription is actually an attribute and as such needs the @ .

[cy0002]

Thanks for your response!! However, I just tried this below, but it's not working. Thanks<xsl:for-each select="/eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation"><xsl:value-of select="@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/></xsl:for-each>

[boen_robot]

<xsl:for-each select="/eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation"><xsl:value-of select="@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/></xsl:for-each>

This should be "working" if by "working" you mean show "NW ABC".If it doesn't, fix the error in the XML I mentioned above, and try again. Believe me, this extra ">" is NOT fine.

[cy0002]

It is working when I take the "/" out from eligVerification2Response (see below)I really appreciate your help!!!!!! Thanks and have a good day!<xsl:for-each select="eligVerification2Response/eligVerification2Result/eligVerification/eligRequest/eligSubscriber/eligResponse/eligInformation"><xsl:value-of select="@eligBenefitPlanDescription"/></xsl:for-each>