RE: org.apache.xpath.objects.XRTreeFrag error

On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 14:03 +0000, Aron Bock wrote:
> Thorsten,
> 
> Whenever you do something like:
> 
> <xsl:variable>
>   .. something other than a scalar value
> </xsl:variable>
> 
> You end up with a "tree fragment", as you've found.  Such fragments need to 
> be converted to a nodeset, which extension function is offered by various 
> processors.  "node-set", by the MSXML processor, "nodeset" by xalan, etc.  
> You should be able to find examples on the net.
> 
> As far as possible, however, try not to create a tree fragment (in XSLT 
> 1.0); it makes life easier.  In Your case you could define your variable as:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="objectProperty" select="..."/>
> 
> and you'd get back a node-set that could be simply traversed further 
> downstream.
> 

Wow, cheers. That helped a million, Aron. :)

<xsl:variable name="objectProperty" select="..."/>

+1

Yeah I hoped that it was that simple and I did not had to use extension
functions. I tried and it is working like a charm.

Cheers and again thanks for this solution. :)

> Regards,
> 
> --A
> 
> 
> >From: Thorsten Scherler <thorsten@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject:  org.apache.xpath.objects.XRTreeFrag error
> >Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:32:14 +0200
> >
> >Hi list,
> >
> >I am trying to process the following code:
> >
> >I defined a variable like:
> ><xsl:variable name="objectProperty">
> >  <xsl:copy-of select="$model[@objectId=
> >$objectId]/forrest:property[@name=$name]"/>
> ></xsl:variable>
> >
> >This variable $objectProperty is a frag like this:
> >       <forrest:property newId="221" name="mq1-preis">
> >         <euro>85</euro>
> >         <cent>00</cent>
> >       </forrest:property>
> >
> >Then I call another template with this frag:
> ><xsl:call-template name="getText">
> >   <xsl:with-param name="setX">
> >    <xsl:copy-of select="$objectProperty"/>
> >   </xsl:with-param>
> ></xsl:call-template>
> >
> >In the final template I have
> ><xsl:template name="getText">
> >   <xsl:param name="setX"><test>This is a test.</test></xsl:param>
> >...
> >   <xsl:copy-of select="$setX"/>
> >...
> ></xsl:template>
> >
> >That is working fine because it will output:
> >       <forrest:property newId="221" name="mq1-preis">
> >         <euro>85</euro>
> >         <cent>00</cent>
> >       </forrest:property>
> >
> >...but as soon I as I change the final template and use
> ><xsl:value-of select="$setX/euro"/> or
> ><xsl:copy-of select="$setX/euro"/>
> >
> >I get
> >javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: java.lang.ClassCastException:
> >org.apache.xpath.objects.XRTreeFrag
> >
> >Can anybody tell me what is going wrong and why the XPath is not
> >working?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >salu2
> >--
> >thorsten
> >
> >"Together we stand, divided we fall!"
> >Hey you (Pink Floyd)
> >
> 
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thorsten

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