Subject: RE: [xsl] Use of xsl:apply-templates exception with an element From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:09:37 +0100 |
> I understand local-name and namespace uris, but isn't strange > that you can use <xsl:copy-of > select="*[@self::attribution]"/> but not <variable > name="name" select=" 'attribution' "/> ... > <xsl:copy-of select="*[@self::{$name}]"/> for example. > > Or similarily, > <xsl:copy-of select="*[@self::{@name}]"/> > It's only strange if you've somehow got it into your head that XSLT/XPath is a macro language in which variables are inserted into expressions by textual substitution before the expression is parsed and executed. Since that's a completely erroneous view of the processing model, it's not surprising that it leads you to false expectations. Regards, Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ http://twitter.com/michaelhkay
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