RE: [xsl] How can i convert the variable value into xpath

Subject: RE: [xsl] How can i convert the variable value into xpath
From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 14:59:54 -0000
> > 	How can i convert the variable value into xpath ??
> > 	e.g . a variable var  has value //a/c
> > 	now if i write <xsl:value-of select="$var"/>
> > 	i am getting the value //a/c  and not the value of  xpath //a/c.

You can't do this in standard XSLT, but some processors (Saxon, Xalan, ...)
offer an xx:evaluate() extension function.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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