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The construct you are looking for (you're not the first) is *[name()=$param] which selects all child elements whose name is equal to $param. Michael Kay > -----Original Message----- > From: stephen.peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:stephen.peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 03 June 2004 14:12 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: parameters - element vs attributes > > Hi there, > I'm kind of new to XML and I'm trying to figure out how I can use a > parameter (theLinkGroup) to select an element when used in > another template. > I have used it (a parameter in another template) to select an > element based > on the value of it's attribute before. But I keep getting a > error about > "NodeTest expected here" and showing me the beginning of my select > statement. > > In the past I have used a parameter called "themeSubject" and > used it in > another template to select an element with the attribute > having the smae > value of the parameter. An it worked fine. <e.g.> <xsl:with-param > name="themeSubject" select="'GIS'"/> ... in other template > ... <xsl:for-each > select="//siteLinkList/link[themeType/item=$themeSubject]"> > </e.g.> > > Can someone point me to a resource that will explain this to > me? I know > there are some restrictions on what you can do with > parameters and paths. > > Many thanks, > MNR Steve > > > Here is most of my current code.... > > <xsl:template match="/"> > <xsl:call-template name="siteLinks"> > <xsl:with-param name="theLinkGroup" > select="'siteLinkList'"/> <!-- > parameter > </xsl:call-template> > </xsl:template> > > <!-- other templates --> > <!-- other templates --> > > <xsl:template name="siteLinks"> > <xsl:param name="theLinkGroup"></xsl:param> > <h2><xsl:value-of select="$theLinkGroup" /></h2> > <!----- does > work > <ul class="xsmall"> > <xsl:for-each select="//$theLinkGroup/link"> > <!----- > won't work > <li><a> > <xsl:attribute name="href"><xsl:value-of > select="url"/></xsl:attribute> > <xsl:value-of select="@title"/> > </a></li> > </xsl:for-each> > </ul> > </xsl:template> > > --+------------------------------------------------------------------ > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > To unsubscribe, go to: http://lists.mulberrytech.com/xsl-list/ > or e-mail: <mailto:xsl-list-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --+-- > >
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