Hi,
Can I use arrays in the XSLT program?
XPath doesn't have an array data type, but there are ways to get where you want.
I want to hold hundreds of (name,value) pairs in an array,,
may be in 2 arrays
1st array ==> name
2nd array ===> value
so that I can index on the name to get the value of that name...
Is it possible in XSLT???
If you have a static array, then create something in the lines of
<x:map>
<entry key="..." value="..."/>
...
</x:map>
and stick that inside xsl:stylesheet. Then define an xsl:key as
<xsl:key name="lookup" match="entry/@value" use="../@key"/>
and then do a look-up with
<xsl:variable name="key" select="get-key-value"/>
<xsl:for-each select="document('')">
<xsl:value-of select=key('lookup', $key)"/>
</xsl:for-each>
There are other ways doing it, e.g. if you need to use a dynamic map or if you
use XSLT 2.0, but in that case you should describe your needs in more detail.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Jarno - Nick Sentience: March 2003 Mix