RE: variable with node in xsl:choose

The solution to this one is devious:

<xsl:variable name="anzrows"
  select="//user/nokeyuser/name[test=$anznokeyuser] |
          //user/keyuser/name[test!=$anznokeyuser]"/>

Of course, in XPath 2.0 you get a proper conditional expression...

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> Subject:  variable with node in xsl:choose
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> first thanks for your helpful reponse to my old question.
> Now my new one:
> I want to use a variable in a for:each... so it works fine:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="anzrows" select="//user/nokeyuser/name"/>
> <xsl:for-each select="$anzrows">
> 
> But I want the select in the variable choosen by a condition 
> like this:
> 
> <xsl:choose>
>    <xsl:when test="$anznokeyuser > $anzkeyuser"><xsl:variable 
> name="anzrows"
> select="//user/nokeyuser/name"/></xsl:when>
>    <xsl:otherwise><xsl:variable name="anzrows"
> select="//user/keyuser/name"/></xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
> 
> I also tried it like this:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="anzrows">
> <xsl:choose>
>    <xsl:when test="$anznokeyuser >
> $anzkeyuser">//user/nokeyuser/name</xsl:when>
>    <xsl:otherwise>//user/keyuser/name</xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:variable>
> 
> But this doesn't work because he can't convert #RTREEFRAG 
> into NodeList.
> Maybe you can help another time :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Markus
> 
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