RE: saxon node-set variable construction

> i need to construct a node-set variable. If I copy a node to
> a variable (template
> THREE below) it works fine. If I construct (template FOUR), I cannot
> access the sub-elements as in template THREE. The only difference between
> template
> THREE and FOUR is how the variabel is constructed. Anyone can explain?

The difference is that in THREE the root node of the RTF has a child called
<stuff>
and in FOUR it has a child called <FOUR>, so looking for <stuff> finds
nothing.

Mike Kay
Software AG

>
> <xsl:template match="THREE">
>   <xsl:variable name="eRTF" select="." />
>   <xsl:variable name="eNode" select="saxon:node-set($eRTF)" />
>
>   a<xsl:copy-of select="$eNode" />a
>   b<xsl:value-of select="$eNode" />b
>   c<xsl:value-of select="$eNode/stuff/@what" />c
>   d<xsl:value-of select="$eNode/stuff" />d
>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="FOUR">
>   <xsl:variable name="eRTF">
>     <xsl:element name="FOUR">
>       <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>         <xsl:attribute name="{name()}"><xsl:value-of
> select="."/></xsl:attribute>
>       </xsl:for-each>
>       <xsl:for-each select="*">
>         <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
>       </xsl:for-each>
>     </xsl:element>
>   </xsl:variable>
>   <xsl:variable name="eNode" select="saxon:node-set($eRTF)" />
>
>   a<xsl:copy-of select="$eNode" />a
>   b<xsl:value-of select="$eNode" />b
>   c<xsl:value-of select="$eNode/stuff/@what" />c
>   d<xsl:value-of select="$eNode/stuff" />d
>
> </xsl:template>
>
>


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