RE: Best way to use global params in templates to cove

Hi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Kathy Burke
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:34 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Best way to use global params in templates to 
> cover potential com binations?
> 
> 
(...)
> To date, I've only used a simple template, not requiring the 
> use of these parameters as filters:
> 
> 	<xsl:template match="link">
> 	      <a target='_blank" 
> href="{@url}"><xsl:apply-templates/></a>
> 	</xsl:template>
> 
> In English, I need to cover in xsl all potential combinations 
> of Customer and Assembly (exists or not exists), for example:
> 
> 1. If the Customer attribute does NOT exist in <link>, show 
> the link {@url} regardless of the param value for customer 
> XYZ. 2. If the Customer attribute DOES exist, show the link 
> ONLY if the attribute matches the param value XYZ. 3. Also, 
> various combinations of Customer AND Assembly attributes exist, etc.
> 

You can use <xsl:choose> as J.Pietschmann said or you can use <xsl:if>
all depends on what you want to do with the link

The xsl:if template:
<xsl:template match="link">
 <xsl:if test="(not(@Customer) or (@Customer=$Customer)) and
(not(@Assembly) or (@Assembly=$Assembly))">
  <a href="{@urlf}"><xsl:apply-templates/></a>
 </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

This will create a <a> node (if @Customer does not exists or if it's
value is equal to $Customer) and (if @Assembly does not exists or if
it's value is equal to $Assembly)

Regards,
Americo Albuquerque


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