RE: question on calling templates

Hi Eugene:

The name attribute on call-template is a qname, so there is no way to
use a variable in this sense.

What I would recommend is using modes instead... i.e.

<xsl:param name="outputType"/>

<xsl:call-template name="header"/>

<!-- handle the body -->
<xsl:choose>
   <xsl:when test="$outputType='format1'">
      <xsl:apply-templates mode="format1"/>
   </xsl:when>
   <xsl:when test="$outputType='format2'">
      <xsl:apply-templates mode="format2"/>
   </xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>

<xsl:call-template name="footer"/>

<xsl:template match="myelement" mode="format1">
   ...
</xsl:template>

HTH!

Dion

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotkop, Eugene [mailto:Eugene.Rotkop@xxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 1:17 PM
To: 'XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject:  question on calling templates

Hi,

I was wondering if there is a way to store template name in the variable
and
then call template.
So, the sample XSL would be following:

<xsl:variable name="currentTemplate" select="'test'"/>
<xsl:call-template name="$currentTemplate"/>

Seems like XSLT does not allow this. Am I using the wrong syntax? Can
this
be achieved in any other way?

The reason I am asking about this is that I am trying to use multiple
templates to create
header, body and footer for a web page. Header and footer stays the same
for
all the pages. However,
body always changes. If I assign template names to header, footer and
body,
I can call them to apply these templates.
I want to be able to call diffent body templates depending on the value
of a
variable.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Eugene


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