[xsl] xsl:variable

["Gjergji Spaho" <gjspaho@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello
I was wondering if you declare a variable like this


<xsl:variable name= "_options">
<option value= "" selected="selected ">-Select Option-</option>
<option value= "Personal">Personal</ option>
<option value= "New Car Loan">New Car Loan</ option>
<option value= "Housing">Housing</ option>
<option value= "Retail Sales Finance">Retail Sales Finance </option>
<option value= "Home Equity Loan">Home Equity Loan </option>
</xsl:variable>

is it possible to use it as a nodeset for example <xsl:value-of
select="$options/option[@value='xxxxx']"/>

thanks in advance!