From: Calvin Smith [mailto:calvins(_at_)SIMS(_dot_)Berkeley(_dot_)EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: [xsl] question about xsl:element names
Hi,
How can one create an element with a name that is not determined until
runtime? I tried assigning to a variable and putting the
variable in the
name attribute of xsl:element, but that doesn't work, and I
tried using
the name function within the name attribute, since the name
of the element
should be the name of another element, but that doesn't work either.
I've checked the FAQs that I'm aware of, and didn't see this question.
Thanks in advance...
This is one of the few cases where you can use an attribute value template
(AVT) within an XSLT element:
<xsl:element name="{name()}">
<!-- template-body -->
</xsl:element>
Note the curly braces around the name() function within the name attribute.
You can also assign the value of the namespace attribute in this manner.
Check out http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N1575.html and
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N3257.html#d3243e40 for more info on
using AVTs.
hth,
b.
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