Re: Can apply-templates attribute mode be passed a var

seema_mehta@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Can apply-templates attribute mode be passed a variable? i.e. is the
> following code legal?
> 
>      <xsl:for-each select="x">
>           <xsl:variable name="mode" select="@attr"/>
>           <xsl:apply-templates select="self::x" mode="$mode"/>
>      </xsl:for-each>

No. You'll have to do it the long way:

<xsl:choose>
  <xsl:when test="$mode='a'">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="a"/>
  </xsl:when>
  <xsl:when test="$mode='b'">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="b"/>
  </xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>

Note "." is going to be a little more efficient than "self::x",
since you already know you're processing an "x" element.

   - Mike
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