Compare number value : Comparison operator « XSLT stylesheet « XML

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2. XSLT stylesheet
3. Comparison operator

Compare number value

File: Data.xml
<poem author="jm" year="1667">
  <verse>line 1</verse>
  <verse>line 2</verse>
  <verse>line 3</verse>
  <verse>line 4</verse>
</poem>


File: Transform.xslt
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
  version="1.0">
  <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" />
  
  <xsl:template match="poem">

    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="@year &lt; 1638">
        The poem is one of Milton's earlier works.
      </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when test="@year &lt; 1650">
        The poem is from Milton's middle period.
      </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when test="@year &lt; 1668">
        The poem is one of Milton's later works.
      </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when test="@year &lt; 1675">
        The poem is one of Milton's last works.
      </xsl:when>

      <xsl:otherwise>
        The poem was written after Milton's death.
      </xsl:otherwise>

    </xsl:choose>

  </xsl:template>

  
</xsl:stylesheet>

Output:


        The poem is one of Milton's later works.
      

 

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