RE: xsl:if / variables / fancy / confusing

Don't try to pack meaning and structure into element names. Instead of
<attribute_285>, use <attribute id="285">. It's much easier to manipulate.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathon Wright [mailto:jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 17 November 2005 21:54
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  xsl:if / variables / fancy / confusing
> 
> I'm sure someone will be able to chew through this easily. I can not.
> 
> I've got
> 
> <configuration>
>     ...
>     <details>
>     ...
>         <errors>
>             <attribute_285>Please select a Color</attribute_286>
>             <attribute_297>Please select a Frame Color</attribute_297>
>         </errors>
>     </details>
> ...
> </configuration>
> 
> and what I want to do is change the style of the drop down 
> with the same 
> name if an error is include in the XSL. This is for form 
> validation. If they 
> don't select a color, etc., it will come back and display 
> that drop-down in 
> some obnoxious color.
> 
> Here is the code to generate the select statement:
> 
>     <xsl:for-each select="attribute">
>      <select name="attribute_{attribute_id}">
> 
>       <option value="">Select a <xsl:value-of 
> select="attribute_name" /> 
> </option>
>      <xsl:for-each select="option">
>       <option value="{option_id}"><xsl:value-of 
> select="option_name"/><xsl:if test="price_offset &gt; 0"> - add 
> <xsl:value-of select="format-number(price_offset, '$###,###,.00')" 
> /></xsl:if></option>
>      </xsl:for-each>
>         </select>
>     </xsl:for-each>
> 
> I was thinking:
> 
> <select name="attribute_{attribute_id}">
>     <xsl:if 
> test="/configuration/details/errors/attribute_{attribute_id}">
> <xsl:attribute 
> name="style">xyz</xsl:attribute></xsl:if>
> 
> but it doesn't like that AT ALL.
> 
> Just for reference, it will be used on a page like this:
> 
> http://www.massageking.com/products/Aphrodite-Wet-Hydraulic/Go
> lden-Ratio-Aphrodite-Wet-Hydraulic/858/2/1
> 
> Any ideas?