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RE: xsl:variable with hex color values

2005-05-20 12:49:19
Another solution to add to the list you've been given: In XSLT 2.0 you can
do

<td bgcolor="{if (position() mod 2) then 'black' else 'white'}">
  ...
</td>

If you want to be terse and don't mind being obscure, you can write things
in XSLT 1.0 like

<td bgcolor="#{substring('FFFFFF000000', (position() mod 2 * 6) + 1, 6)}">
  ...
</td>

Michael Kay


-----Original Message-----
From: Rolando Isidoro [mailto:rli(_at_)uninova(_dot_)pt] 
Sent: 20 May 2005 19:34
To: XSL Mulberrytech
Subject: [xsl] xsl:variable with hex color values

Hi, I'm trying implementing a XSL which distinguishes odd and 
even row 
of a table by using different colors. My solution involves 
the testing 
of the number or the position, something like this:

<xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="position() mod 2">
       <td bgcolor = "...">
           ....
       </td>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
       <td bgcolor = "...">
           ....
       </td>
    </xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>

the existing code inside each of the <td>'s differs only in the 
background color, which resolves into big time redundancy. Is 
there any 
way to assign the color value to a variable and then using it in the 
bgcolor attribute? I've tried using something like <xsl:variable 
name="bg" select="Black"> and then <td bgcolor = "$bg"> but 
it doesn't 
seem to work. I've tried with hex color values, which is my 
objective, 
and it didn't work either.

Thanks, Rolando

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