RE: XML transformation based on parameters

Since the parameters are global they can have only one value for the
duration of the transformation. You would have to rewrite the stylesheet to
use local parameters, i.e. xsl:param appearing within an xsl:template.

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emiliano Pecis [mailto:emiliano.pecis@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 April 2009 10:16
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  XML transformation based on parameters
>
> Thanks to you, I've been able to to get my xslt working.
> I'd like to add a new enhancement, if it is possible.
>
> Currently, I invoke the same xslt three or more times passing
> different parameters. I'd like to pass an XML file as
> parameter only one with all needed parameters...
>
> I don't know how to parse the xml file inside xslt and invoke
> the transformation for each parameter...
>
> Have you any hints/link to point me?
>
> Following the code I have to start from... I will have 3 or
> more "p" values and 3 or more relative "v" values.
>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
>
>  <xsl:param name="p" select="'id'"/>
>  <xsl:param name="v" select="'newvalue'"/>
>
>  <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
>   <xsl:copy>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match="*[local-name()='param']">
>
>   <xsl:choose>
>     <xsl:when test="@name = $p">
>       <xsl:value-of select="$v"/>
>     </xsl:when>
>     <xsl:otherwise>
>       <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>     </xsl:otherwise>
>   </xsl:choose>
>
>  </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> best regards,
> e.
>
>
> 2009/4/14 Emiliano Pecis <emiliano.pecis@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Thanks Sam! I needed your XSLT1.0 version...
> >
> > e.
> >
> > 2009/4/14 Sam Byland <shbyland@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> Emiliano,
> >>
> >> if you're limited to XSLT1, then try matching on "param" and place
> >> the code associated with "@name = $p" in the template
> body.  Something like:
> >>
> >> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> >> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> >>
> >>  <xsl:param name="p" select="id"/>
> >>  <xsl:param name="v" select="newvalue"/>
> >>
> >>  <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
> >>   <xsl:copy>
> >>     <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
> >>   </xsl:copy>
> >>  </xsl:template>
> >>
> >>  <xsl:template match="param">
> >>
> >>   <xsl:choose>
> >>     <xsl:when test="@name = $p">
> >>       <xsl:value-of select="$v"/>
> >>     </xsl:when>
> >>     <xsl:otherwise>
> >>       <xsl:value-of select="."/>
> >>     </xsl:otherwise>
> >>   </xsl:choose>
> >>
> >>  </xsl:template>
> >>
> >> </xsl:stylesheet>
> >>
> >> ...sam