RE: Pass node to template

<xsl:value-of> extracts the string value of a node; you want to pass the
node itself.

Instead of

<xsl:with-param name="nodEdit"><xsl:value-of select="$EDITPROP"
/></xsl:with-param>

you want

<xsl:with-param name="nodEdit" select="$EDITPROP" />

Michael Kay


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Karl J. Stubsjoen
> Sent: 20 May 2003 16:30
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Pass node to template
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am having difficulties passing a node to a named template.  
> Similar tests on the node (as a variable) work fine inline 
> where it was created.  However, trying to pass it to a named 
> template and then performing identical steps yields the error:
> 
> msxml4.dll error '80004005'
> Reference to variable or parameter 'nodEdit' must evaluate to 
> a node list.
> 
> Here is where I set my node variable:
> 
>     <xsl:variable name="EDITPROP" select="EDITPROPS"/>
>     <xsl:value-of select="$EDITPROP/@type"/>
> 
>     <!-- (notice the value-of, it my test and it works perfect) -->
> 
> 
> Here is my call ($EDITPROP is the node):
> 
>              <xsl:call-template name="MAKE_INPUT_BOX">
>                 <xsl:with-param 
> name="input_name"><xsl:value-of select="$innerFLD"/></xsl:with-param>
>                 <xsl:with-param 
> name="input_value"><xsl:value-of select="$currentVAL" 
> /></xsl:with-param>
>                 <xsl:with-param name="nodEdit"><xsl:value-of 
> select="$EDITPROP" /></xsl:with-param>
>                 </xsl:call-template>
> 
> Here is the beginning part of my template that fails: 
> <xsl:template name="MAKE_INPUT_BOX"> <xsl:param 
> name="input_name"/> <xsl:param name="input_value"/> 
> <xsl:param name="nodEdit"/>
> 
>     <xsl:value-of select="$nodEdit/@type"/>
> 
>     <!-- (this value-of causes an error) -->
> 
> So what am I doing wrong?
> Thanks for the help.
> Karl
> 
> 
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