Re: Access Root Node from namespaced node

In XSL 1.0 you cannot use a variable in the match attribute of a
template. Though the method of using a variable for accessing the root
is sound.

<xsl:value-of select="$root/something"/>

Josh

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 05:42:04 +0000, Arun Sinha <arunsinha666@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Decalre a global variable.
> 
> <xsl:variable name="root" select="/" />
> 
> And use this variable
> 
> <xsl:template match="$root">
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Arun
> 
> >From: "Karl J. Stubsjoen" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject:  Access Root Node from namespaced node
> >Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 21:12:04 -0700
> 
> 
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >I can't access the root node.  I am within this named node mso:steps (a
> >little XML collection within my stylesheet) and need to call out to the
> >root
> >node but am stuck!  How can I access the root node?
> >
> >This:
> ><xsl:apply-templates select="/"/>
> >
> >Within this template rule:
> ><xsl:template match="mso:steps/mso:step">
> >
> >Just gets me back to top level of mso:steps source and not the root source
> >for the stylesheet.
> >
> >Karl
> >
> 
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