Re: How can I avaliate an expression XPath in a variab

Hi Giovani,
try
<xsl:for-each select="/di/docentes/prof">
<profRef href = "#{translate(.,' ','-')}"/>
</xsl:for-each>
Hope this helps
Vasu
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Giovani Librelotto" <grl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject:  How can I avaliate an expression XPath in a variable


> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I've a problem when I try to avaliate the value of a variable that
> contain an expression XPath, as below:
> 
> The XML file:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <di>
>   <nome>Departamento de Informatica</nome>
>   <docentes>
>     <prof>Pedro Silva</prof>
>     <prof>Jorge Santos</prof>
>     <prof>Paulo Camargo</prof>
>   </docentes>
> </di>
> 
> The stylesheet:
> 
> <xsl:for-each select="/di/docentes/prof">
>   <xsl:element name="profRef">
>     <xsl:attribute name="href">
>       <xsl:variable name="pos" select="concat('/di/docentes/prof', '[',
> position(), ']')"/>
>       #<xsl:value-of select="translate($pos, ' ', '-')"/>
>     </xsl:attribute>
>   </xsl:element>
> </xsl:for-each>
> 
> The generated XML file:
> 
> <profRef href="#./docentes/prof[1]"/>
> <profRef href="#./docentes/prof[2]"/>
> <profRef href="#./docentes/prof[3]"/>
> 
> The desired XML file:
> 
> <profRef href="#Pedro-Silva"/>
> <profRef href="#Jorge-Santos"/>
> <profRef href="#Paulo-Camargo"/>
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards,
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Giovani Rubert Librelotto
> Ph.D. Student
> Universidade do Minho
> Braga - Portugal
> grl@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> 
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