[xsl] how to send and use data in other template?

[Tommi Grenfors <tkgrenfo@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know how to use variable in same template.
But how to use same variable in other template?
Could I get example of case?
For example xml-file:

<existence>
<entity>
 <!-- data in several "tags" -->
 <id>12</id>
 .
 .
 .
<entity>
<attri>
 <!-- data -->
</attri>
</existence>

xsl-file:

<xsl:template match="existence/entity">
<xsl:variable name="first" select="id"> <!-- variable creation and it 
works here -->
<xsl:value-of select="id" />
</xsl:variable>
.
.
.
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="existence/attri">
<!-- how to use variable here or how to use "data of id" here?   -->
<!-- for example in if case... -->
<xsl:if test="first = //attri/idref1">
<!-- first is variable, but what kind of it should be that it works here 
--> 
</xsl:template>


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