RE: How can I create a variable with a variable access

> I would like to ... access the strings like this
> 
>         <xsl:value-of select="$AllTexts/{$language}/searchButton"/>
> 
> However, for some reason xsl doesn't like me doing that.

The reason is that an XPath expression cannot contain curly braces.

Curly braces are used as a textual substitution mechanism in XSLT attribute
value templates, but this doesn't mean that you can use the same mechanism
in other contexts.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/