XSLT - remove whitespace from template

Question

I am using XML to store a small contact list and trying to write a XSL template that will transform it into a CSV file. The problem I am having is with whitespace in the out

Answer 1

This answer may not direct answer to the problem. But a general way solve this issue. Create a template rule:

Now call it to remove excess white-space:

For example, consider the below XML fragment:

    
        some text some other text some other text
    

And if someone likes to convert it to below text:

{test{my-element{e1some text} {e2some other text} {e3some other text}}}

Now comes the stylesheet:

    

    
        
        

        
    

    
        {
        
        
            
                
            
        
        }
    

    
        {
        
        
        }
    

    
        
        
    

After applying the stylesheet, it produce:

{test{my-element{e1some text} {e2some other text} {e3some other text}}}

{test

        some text some other text some other text

}

The output describes how @mode="t1" ( approach) differs from the @mode="t2" (xsl:call-template approach). Hope this helps somebody.