Re: [xsl] constructing a "variable" select argument

["Tracey Zellmann" <tracey.zellmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes..

I can see how that will work. Also cleaner and simpler than my approach.

Thanks for the guidance.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joern Nettingsmeier" <nettings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [xsl] constructing a "variable" select argument


> Tracey Zellmann wrote:
> > I have a stylesheet where I need to handle several different situations.
> > I want to make these selections, for instance
> >
> > <xsl:value-of 
> > select="$questions//Track[@id='T1']/MCP[@id='MC1']/ReportInstructions"/>
> > <xsl:value-of select="Report/TrackT1/Position[@position='Left 
> > Front']/MCHistogram[@id='1']/Average"/>
> >
> > <xsl:copy-of select="/Report/TrackT1/Position[@position='Left 
> > Front']/MCHistogram[@id='1']/svg:svg"/>
> >
> >
> > In different situations, the value T1 and MC1 change, to say T2 and MC2, 
> > and position might be Right Rear.
>
> how about
>
> <xsl:template name="parameterizedTemplate">
> <xsl:param name="trackID"/>
> <xsl:param name="mcpID"/>
> <xsl:param name="position"/>
> <xsl:value-of 
> select="$questions//Track[@id=$trackID]/MCP[@id=$mcpID]/ReportInstructions"/>
> <xsl:value-of 
> select="Report/TrackT1/Position[@position=$position]/MCHistogram[@id='1']/Average"/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> ?
>
> you can invoke this template with
>
> <xsl:call-template name="parameterizedTemplate">
> <xsl:with-param name="trackID" select="'T1'"/>
> <xsl:with-param name="mcpID" select="'MC2'"/>
> <xsl:with-param name="position" select="'Left Rear'"/>
> </xsl:call-template>
>
>
> hope that helps,
>
> jvrn
>
>
>
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