Re: Parameter in Predicate in xsl:template match problem

Nathaniel Brett Stoddard wrote:
> <xsl:param name="target_category" select="'3'"/>
> <xsl:template match="//category[(_at_)b='3']">
>
> The preceding line works, but what I really want is:
>
> <xsl:template match="//category[(_at_)b={$target_category}]">
Parameter or variable referencces are not allowed in match patterns.
You can work around this restriction by using a conditional.
BTW the "//" starting the match pattern is almost always redundant.
 <xsl:template match="category">
   <xsl:if test="@b=$target_category">
     ...

J.Pietschmann



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