Re: template return value

Thanks Jeni,
That's helps a lot .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeni Tennison" <jeni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Charly" <cohana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Re:  template return value


> Hi Charly,
> 
> > Is it possible to write functions in XSL. If not is there a way
> > around . I need to call a template and store the output (or result)
> > into a variable.
> 
> You can call the template from the body of the xsl:variable, as you've
> been shown. The trouble with this method is that the variable gets
> assigned a result tree fragment. Usually that doesn't matter (because
> result tree fragments are automatically and mostly correctly converted
> to strings or numbers when you use them in a context that requires a
> string or number). However, you can't return a node set from a
> template.
> 
> So if the result you want is a node set, you have two options.
> 
> Firstly, you can return a result tree fragment containing copies of
> the nodes, then convert the result tree fragment to a node using an
> extension node-set() function (e.g. exsl:node-set(), xalan:nodeSet(),
> msxsl:node-set()). These functions return the root node of the result
> tree fragment as a node set, so you usually need to step down to its
> child to get the information you want.
> 
> Secondly, you can use an extension that allows you to define
> extension functions yourself, and return node sets from these
> extension functions. For example, you could use func:function (see
> http://www.exslt.org/functions) in Saxon, 4XSLT, libxslt or jd.xslt,
> msxsl:script in MSXML or xalan:component/xalan:script in Xalan.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeni
> 
> ---
> Jeni Tennison
> http://www.jenitennison.com/
> 
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