Re: value of variable inside a condition doesn't work?

the scope of a variable binding is its containing element so
in your case your variable definitions ae local to the 
xsl:if



you want
    <xsl:variable name="stadt" select="city[$lang=2]"/>
or some other construction that leaves the variable in scope at
the point it is used.

David

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