Re: syntax question: using a variable inside format-number()

$curcat contains a string value like "cash" or "domesticEquity" so calling
format-number() on it wouldn't work.

the elements /AssetAnalyzer/cash or /AssetAnalyzer/domesticEquity contain an
actual number like 12.5 which I want display as a percentage (12.5%).

I tried:

<xsl:value-of
select="format-number(concat('/AssetAnalyzer/',$curcat),'#00%')"/>


the result I got was :

concat('/AssetAnalyzer/',$curcat) NaN

where I expected the percentage to appear.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Muench" <Steve.Muench@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: syntax question: using a variable inside format-number()


> | It returns a nice percentage. However, I have several Asset categories
so a
> | variable ($curcat) has been set in my stylesheet to keep track of the
> | current category.
> |
> | I tried the following:
> | <xsl:value-of select="format-number(/AssetAnalyzer/$curcat,'#00%')"/>
> |
> | but it bombed giving a "Node Test expected" error.
>
> If $curcat already contains the string value you're
> trying to format (or the element that contains the string value)
> you can just do:
>
> select="format-number($curcat,'#00%')"
>
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