Re: [xsl] Is it illegal to use a Variable name in a key?

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2003-05-30 18:51 +0530, Talwalkar (EXT), Saurabh wrote:
> I need help on using xsl:key
> I have a strange behaviour with XSL:KEY.
> The following key creates a problem with Websphere 4.0.3 but works fine in 
> Weblogic and Tomcat.
>
> <xsl:variable name="asRevRevRelation" select="'AsRevRev'"/>
> <xsl:key name="asRevRevRelations"
>          match="/ObjectSetRoot/Object[@Class=$asRevRevRelation]"
>          use="child::DBE:Attribute[@name='Left']/*"/>
>
> ON removing the $asRevRevRelation variable reference, the key works fine.

XSLT 1.0 Section 12.2 the last paragraph before the subsection titled 
"Function: node-set key(string,object)" reads:

   It is an error for the value of either the use attribute
   or the match attribute to contain a VariableReference.

I hope this helps.

............... Ken

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