I wish to store an external XML file as the value of an XSLT
variable using XSLT 2.0. This is how it is presently being acheived:
<xsl:variable name="Xml" as="document-node()"
select="document('test.xml')"/>
That's the correct way to do it.
Should I be using the xsl:document function instead?
If I should, why?
Is there any use for the xsl:document function other than the
fact it allows validation?
xsl:document is an instruction, not a function. It allows you to construct a
document within the stylesheet, rather than reading an external file such as
text.xml.
You can construct a document implicitly using
<xsl:variable name="x">
<test>
<data/>
</test>
</xsl:variable>
Using xsl:document makes this more explicit and provides access to extra
functionality such as validation.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
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