Mif2Go User's Guide: 14.8.2.4 Using an alternate macro to generate XML tags

14.8.2.4 Using an alternate macro to generate XML tags

As an alternative, a somewhat simpler version of macro [ProcIXtext]uses the trim operator instead of the length operator, and steps through the index entry character by character; see §28.6.5 Specifying substrings in expressions:

	[ProcIXtext]
1	<$$IXlevel = 1>
2	<$_while ($$IXtext)>
3	<index<$$IXlevel>>	Opening XML tag
4	<$_repeat>
5	<$_if ($$IXtext is "")><$_break>
6	<$_elseif (($$IXtext first 3) is "\\:")>	Check for colon-as-text
7	:	Text colon output
8	<$$IXtext = ($$IXtext trim first 3)>
9	<$_elseif (($$IXtext first 1) is ":")>
10	<$$IXtext = ($$IXtext trim first 1)>
11	<$_break>
12	<$_else>
13	<$($$IXtext first 1)>	Text character output
14	<$$IXtext = ($$IXtext trim first 1)>
15	<$_endif>
16	<$_endrepeat>
17	</index<$$IXlevel>>	Closing XML tag
18	<$$IXlevel++>
19	<$_endwhile>

Only one macro required

This version uses <$_repeat> for the inner loop, which allows the inner loop to be nested in the same macro, eliminating the need for a second macro; see §28.6.4.3 Using loop structures.

Colons used as text are output on line 7; all other text is output on line 13, one character at a time. Surrounding XML tags are output on line 3 and line 17.

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Mif2Go User's Guide: 14.8.2.3 Detecting colons used as text or punctuation

Mif2Go User's Guide: 14.8.2.5 Stripping character formats from index entries