Re: Variable in template atrribute "match" with Xalan

I don't know what version of Xalan you're using, but Xalan-C++ 1.3 reports
an error:

   V:\test\Astakhov>Xalan -v

   Xalan version 1.3
   Usage: Xalan [options] source stylesheet
   Options:
     -a                    Use xml-stylesheet PI, not the 'stylesheet'
   argument
     -o filename           Write output to the specified file.
     -p name expression    Sets a stylesheet parameter.
     -v                    Validates source documents.
     -?                    Display this message.

   V:\test\Astakhov>Xalan test1.xml test1.xsl
   A literal argument is required!
   pattern = 'id($pMenuItemID)'(test1.xsl, 6, 41)
   Remaining tokens: ( '$' 'pMenuItemID' ')')

Perhaps you should upgrade the version of Xalan you're using.  The
arguments to the id() or key() functions in a match pattern must be
literals, so the Microsoft processor is correct in rejecting your
stylesheet.

Dave



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Hallo, All!

I have to work with Xalan and MSXML4.

I have such xsl style:


<xsl:param name="pMenuItemID"/>
...
<xsl:template match="id($pMenuItemID)">
...
  <xsl:value-of select="@caption"/>
...
</xsl:template>
...


It works excelent with Xalan but it doesn't work with MSXML4. I get: "id
($pMenuItemID)' is an invalid XPath expression."

Why so?


Best regards,
Andrey

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