RE: xsl:variable with expr

From: "sanghamitra das" <sanghamitra.das@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE:  xsl:variable with expr
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:39:47 +0530

Thanks peter ,

Actually I was trying to test the given code ,which I found in the link..
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5280.html

Regards
Sanghamitra

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[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Davis
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:16 AM
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Subject: Re:  xsl:variable with expr

On Monday 08 July 2002 21:27, sanghamitra das wrote:
> XSLT Error (javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException): "expr"
> xsl:variable element!
> Can anu tell me the reason.
> <xsl:variable name="DebugOpts" expr="abc123"/>

Yes, the reason is painfully obvious. This is not valid XSLT.

You probably want:

<xsl:variable name="DebugOpts" select="'abc123'"/>

which will assign $DebugOpts to the string "abc123".  Note the use of
"select"
instead of "expr".

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Peter Davis

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