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RE: variable in document XPath
- From: "Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>
- To: <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 15:08:05 -0000
- Subject: RE: [xsl] variable in document XPath
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>
> <xsl:template name="nav">
> <xsl:for-each select="document('foo.xml')$path">
> ...
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
>
> --
>
> Can a variable be placed in the XPath portion of the
> document() function?
>
No. Variables in XPath are not macros. They represent values, not parts of
an expression. You can use a variable reference in the same places within an
expression that you can use a function call.
Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com
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