Re: [xsl] Deciding whether param contains nodeset

Subject: Re: [xsl] Deciding whether param contains nodeset
From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:28:36 +0100
> Sometimes i call this template with repl = string, sometimes i want to
> call it with repl = nodeset.

Why not have two parameters?

> So i wonder whether it is possible to decide if repl is a string or a
> nodeset.

Not in XSLT 1, no (you could use instance of in xpath 2).
However you are really very unlikely to need to do that.

Th exception suggests that the bad example is a Result tree fragment
rather than a string.

> If repl = string output should be the value of the String
> if repl = nodeset output should be apply-templates nodeset

why not

	<xsl:template name="test">
		<xsl:param name="repl1" select="''"/>
		<xsl:param name="repl2" select="/.."/>
      <xsl:value-of select="$repl1"/>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="$repl2"/>

and just set repl1 or repl2 in you call.

David

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