RE: [xsl] newbie question

[Madhavi Thottempudi <madhavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for UR replies!
I think this would be a good solution for my problem.
I will try this one

best regards
-M

At 12:47 29/10/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> |Thanks for UR reply. That clears my doubts.
> |But what if U have too many variables in UR page?? Ex: for a
> |registration form.
> |Is there any way I can escape filling my page with when-otherwise
> |statements (one for each variable)??
>
> it depends on what you mean.  if you're talking about creating one variable
> that has the same value all throughout the entire stylesheet, then you can
> create a global variable at the top of the page (i.e. before you declare any
> templates) and use that variable throughout your stylesheet.  the syntax is
> exactly the same as with the previous one, but as you're using a relative
> xpath that might not be what you're looking for.
>
> another option could be to use a template to provide the necessary value.
> something along these lines might be what you're looking for:
>
> (in your template):
>
> <xsl:variable name="uContact>
>         <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="get_variable" />
> </xsl:variable>
>
> (as a template in your stylesheet):
>
> <xsl:template match="*" mode="get_variable">
>         <xsl:variable name="uContact">
>                 <xsl:choose>
>                         <xsl:when 
> test="//request/param[@name='action']='Edit'">
>                                 <xsl:value-of select="./selection/email" />
>                         </xsl:when>
>                         <xsl:when ... />
>                         <xsl:otherwise>
>                                 <xsl:value-of 
> select="//request/param[@name='email']" />
>                         </xsl:otherwise>
>                 </xsl:choose>
>         </xsl:variable>
>         <xsl:value-of select="$uContact" />
> </xsl:template>
>
> this would effectively call the above template which would populate the
> variable "uContact" according to your choose statement, and then pass back
> this value to the template that called it.  i've not tested that code,
> although i've used similar code in my own templates.
>
> is that more what you were looking for?
>
> b
>
>
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