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RE: combining two variables to generate XPATH

2002-12-17 13:08:20
Is that FAQ outdated??  I know that the following code works just fine:

<xsl:template match="proc">
 <xsl:call-template name="foo">
   <xsl:with-param name="node" select="." />
 </xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="foo">
 <xsl:param name="node"/>
 <xsl:for-each select="$node/branch/leaf">
   <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
 </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

What is different about a path with a single variable, and a path with two variables? Why can't I specify a second variable:

<xsl:template name="foo">
 <xsl:param name="node"/>
 <xsl:param name="branch" select="'someBranch'"/>
 <xsl:for-each select="$node/$branch/leaf">
   <xsl:value-of select="@id" />
 </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>



From: Mark Wilgus <mwilgus(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>

I believe this is not possible.  XSLT doesn't allow you
to use a variable for an XPath expression.  See number 2 at
the following list:

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/nono.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bix xslt [mailto:bix_xslt(_at_)hotmail(_dot_)com]

> >        <xsl:variable name="branch"
> >select="concat($node,'/',$type,'/item')" />
> >        <xsl:value-of select="$branch" />
> ><!--        <xsl:for-each select="$branch">
>



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