Re: Are variables allowed in XPATHs?

"Harry Ohlsen" <harryo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3E3DF1CC.3030406@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > It might help if you gave us a look at the exact pattern to which
XMLSpy was
> > objecting.
> 
> Sorry, I thought the problem was pretty generic 
> and didn't want to muddy things by being too 
> specific.  Ie, is it legal to use a variable in an 
> XPATH?

Yes, it is correct to use variable references in XPath.

> 
> Here's the code it's complaining about (apologies 
> for the line wrapping):
> 
> <xsl:template name="delete-section" 
> match="/main/document/item[property[(name='report') 
> and (value=$sectionToDelete)]]">
>      </xsl:template>
> 

It is an error to have a variable reference within a *match pattern*.

Match patterns form a subset of all valid XPath expressions.





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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL

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