Re: [xsl] Using XSL and schemas to create form-editable xml files

[Jeni Tennison <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

> Has anyone found pleasant workarounds to the following problems:
>
> 1. can't use variables to name new xsl:elements

Well you can - you can use an attribute value template in the name
attribute of xsl:element.  For example, if you have:

  <xsl:variable name="foo" select="'bar'" />
  <xsl:element name="{$foo}" />

then you get the empty element:

  <bar />

> 2. can't use variables to name new xsl:attributes

Again, you can - you can use an attribute value template in the name
attribute of xsl:attribute as well.  For example, if you have:

  <foo>
     <xsl:variable name="foo" select="'bar'" />
     <xsl:attribute name="{$foo}">baz</xsl:attribute>
  </foo>

then you get the empty element:

  <foo bar="baz" />

> 3. xsl:copy, when used on attributes, can't have a template body

If you want to change the value of an attribute, then there's no point
in copying it - a copy is a copy, so it has the same value.

Instead, you can use the above facility - the attribute value
templates - to create a new attribute with the same name (and
namespace) and put whatever content you want in it:

  <xsl:attribute name="{name()}" namespace="{namespace-uri()}">
     ... template body ...
  </xsl:attribute>

I hope that helps,

Jeni

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