Re: top level params and xsl:attribute magic?

"S Woodside" <sbwoodside@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Saturday, January 18, 2003, at 02:08 AM, Dimitre Novatchev wrote:

First, I would stroongly recommend *not* to use any xx:evaluate
function.

I have to, the param arrives as a string, not a node set, and XSLT has
no built-in way to convert the first to the second. Per the thread a
few days ago.

simon

Please, read well. Obviously, you didn't understand my message.

What I think is the best solution of your problem is to set the value
of the "select" attribute of a global xsl:param to the *string* XPath
expression. You can do this using the selectSingleNode() and then
setAttribute() methods. Then perform the transformation.

Where did I say you had to pass a node-set? Just set the "select"
attribute to the *string* that is the specific XPath expression.

This is the general approach where one uses a *skeleton* stylesheet and
"fills-in-the-blanks" just before the stylesheet has to be applied.

This is why in most cases there is no real need for a xx:evaluate()
function.

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