Re: [xsl] attribute value templates versus <xsl:attribute>

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

At 2003-06-11 13:23 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   is there any benefit to using an attribute value template
> for creating an attribute and its value, as opposed to using
> an explicit <xsl:attribute> element?
>
>   i mean, besides just brevity?

Not any other benefits that I can think of, but a benefit of 
<xsl:attribute> is the ability to include instructions (I've often used 
<xsl:number/> and <xsl:for-each/>) in the calculation of the value.

You only mentioned an attribute value template for creating an attribute 
and its value, but it is also very useful for specifying certain 
instruction attribute values (name and uri strings for result tree 
constructs, arguments for sorting, etc.).

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


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