XSLT is not a macro language. The content of a variable is a value
(either a boolean, a string, a number, or a node-set). It is not part of
the text of an XPath expression. I think this is where your confusion
comes from.
For example, if $x contains the string 'xyz', then $x/pqr does not mean
xyz/pqr, it means 'xyz'/pqr, which is an error: the operands of the "/"
operator must be node-sets, not strings.
Michael Kay
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From: owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
[mailto:owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com] On Behalf Of
james walker
Sent: 12 January 2004 13:56
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] referring to variables using variables?
I am trying to access different xml documents where the
variable name of the
document (declared at the top of the file) is equal to the
category name of
the file being translated:
e.g. given this xslt:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:variable name="jaka" select="document('http:......')" />
<xsl:variable name="foobar" select="document('http:......')" />
<xsl:template match="category">
<xsl:variable name="catname" select="name" />
<xsl:for-each select="$catname/root/child::*)">
<li><xsl:value-of select="detail" /></li> </xsl:for-each>
<xsl:apply-templates select="./category" /> </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
I translated this with file1.xml which contained the two
category names jaka
aand foobar. i have named the categories in the file1.xml to
be $foobar and
$jaka so when $catname is substitued into
$catname/root/child::* it should
look like $foobar/root/child::* for foobar categoyr and
$jaka/root/child::*
for jaka category.
However, when i translate it, it doesnt seem to show anything
when it gets
to the xpath staement $catname/root/child::*.
I tested to see if it works when u put the variable name
directly in there
and it does (e.g. putting $foobar/root/child::* )??
Does anyone know if i am close to the solution (am i making a
silly mistake
with variable decalration?0
cheers
james walker
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