RE: [xsl] value of attribute where the name of the attribute is being passed in as param

["Chris Bayes" <Chris at Bayes dot co dot uk>]

Hi Xu,
I think you want
	<xsl:template name="ElementAttr">
		<xsl:param name="attributeName"></xsl:param>
		<xsl:value-of select="@*[name() = $attributeName]"/>
	</xsl:template>

Ciao Chris

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>Hi,
>
>	I have template to process element attributes.  Part of what it
>needs to do is print out the value of the attribute where the name of the
>attribute is being passed in as param:
>
>	<xsl:template name="ElementAttr">
>		<xsl:param name="attributeName"></xsl:param>
>		<xsl:value-of select="@{$attributeName}"/>
>	</xsl:template>
>
>The error for above is: Invalid character ({) in expression
>{@$attributeName}
>
>I also tried without the {} and replace {} with (), then the error is:
>@ must be followed by a NameTest or NodeTest
>
>Would this be possible at all?
>
>Much thanks,
>
>Xiaocun Xu
>Emptoris, Inc.
>xxu@emptoris.com
>
>
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