Re: Keys off of variable xml source

The reason for a lookup xml source is to act as a cross-reference to
data in the main xml source.  So, I need to reference all elements
who's ID = 123 but my match is expressed as a code value "abc".  The
code "abc" maps to 123 in my lookup.
So, I'm still scratching my head wondering how I might effectively put
the external file to use with keys, but thinking it won't work, the
context would strictly be of the main xml source.

On Apr 1, 2005 1:12 AM, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Is it legal to create a key off of an xml source stored as a variable?
> 
> No.
> 
> > So the key decleration might look like:
> >
> > <xsl:key name="myKey" match="$external_xml_source//data"
> > use="some_element"/>
> >
> > If not, is there a workaround?
> >
> 
> Yes, just use match="data", and ensure that the context node is
> $external_xml_source at the time you call the key() function.
> 
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/