Ainsi parlait Dmitri Ilyin :
> thanks
>
> will it also work if i have:
> <xsl:variable
> name="some_name">node[@name='n1']/node[@name='n2']</xsl:variable>
Here your variable is no more the name of an element.
Use two variable (or parameter):
<xsl:variable name="n1"/>
<xsl:variable name="n2"/>
<xsl:apply-template select="node[@id=$n1]/node[@id=$n2]"/>

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