Hi. I'm writing a 2.0 stylesheet and my processor is Saxon HE 9.2.1.1.
Also, I'm just starting out with XSLT.
I am trying to create a template with parameters that will use the
for-each-group element. I find that I cannot use a parameter value in
the group-starting-with attribute.
For example, I call my parametrized template from the following template.
<xsl:template match = "body" >
<xsl:call-template name="wrapping-template">
<xsl:with-param name="starting-element" select = "h1" />
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>
If I include the parameter value in a select attribute, the stylesheet
compiles and I see the expected output. The for-each element iterates
over a sequence of h1 elements.
<xsl:template name = "wrapping-template" >
<xsl:param name = "starting-element" />
<xsl:for-each select = "$starting-element">
<xsl:value-of select = "name()" />
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
If I include the parameter value in the group-starting-with attribute,
the stylesheet fails to compile. The error message is "XTSE0340: XSLT
Pattern syntax error at char 0 on line 28 in {$starting-element}:
Unexpected token in pattern, found "$"." Line 28 is the one shown
below with the <xsl:for-each-group> element.
<xsl:template name = "wrapping-template" >
<xsl:param name = "starting-element" />
<xsl:for-each-group select = "*" group-starting-with = "$starting-element" >
<xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="group"/>
</xsl:for-each-group>
</xsl:template>
Are parameter values not allowed in the group-starting-with attribute?
Is there some syntax I can use to expand the parameter before the
processor tries to interpret the group-starting-with attribute?
Thanks for your help.
Peter
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