Re: [xsl] Scope of variable defined in <xsl:choose>

Subject: Re: [xsl] Scope of variable defined in <xsl:choose>
From: Mike Brown <mike@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 21:02:29 -0600 (MDT)
> > <xsl:choose>
> >	<xsl:when test="data/merchant/customer">
> >		<xsl:variable name="numberdisplayed"><xsl:value-of
> select="count(data/merchant/customer)" /></xsl:variable>
> >	</xsl:when>
> >	<xsl:otherwise>
> >		<xsl:variable name="numberdisplayed"><xsl:value-of
> select="count(data/merchant/orders)" /></xsl:variable>
> >	</xsl:otherwise>
> > </xsl:choose>

Those variables can't be used outside the xsl:when or xsl:otherwise, as 
you noticed. You're just thinking the wrong way around. This is what you 
want:

<xsl:variable name="numberdisplayed">
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="data/merchant/customer">
      <xsl:value-of select="count(data/merchant/customer)"/>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
      <xsl:value-of select="count(data/merchant/orders"/>
    </xsl:otherwise>
  </xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>

   - Mike
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