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Re: Keys off of variable xml source

2005-04-01 09:24:14
The reason for a lookup xml source is to act as a cross-reference to
data in the main xml source.  So, I need to reference all elements
who's ID = 123 but my match is expressed as a code value "abc".  The
code "abc" maps to 123 in my lookup.
So, I'm still scratching my head wondering how I might effectively put
the external file to use with keys, but thinking it won't work, the
context would strictly be of the main xml source.

On Apr 1, 2005 1:12 AM, Michael Kay <mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com> wrote:

Is it legal to create a key off of an xml source stored as a variable?

No.

So the key decleration might look like:

<xsl:key name="myKey" match="$external_xml_source//data"
use="some_element"/>

If not, is there a workaround?


Yes, just use match="data", and ensure that the context node is
$external_xml_source at the time you call the key() function.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/


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