[xsl] Is the context node accessible from within a called template ?

Subject: [xsl] Is the context node accessible from within a called template ?
From: "Kerry, Richard richard.kerry@xxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:30:49 -0000
I have a pattern-matching template which calls (ie with call-template) a named
template.  Although there is of course a context node that is valid throughout
the pattern-matched template it isn't clear whether it remains accessible from
within the called template.  Can someone please tell me whether it is or not?
I'm sure when I was working on something a while ago I concluded that it is
accessible, but now it isn't happening.  I'm not sure whether I've got the
addressing wrong or whether I've misremembered and it is not in fact
possible.



I have XML data that contains elements like this :
<symbol name="sysORIndex">
<table-object entry-name="sysOREntry" sequence-name="SysOREntry"
table-name="sysORTable"/>
<object-type max-access="not-accessible" status="current">
...
</object-type>
</symbol>

Sometimes the table-object is not present.

My main XSLT template starts:
<xsl:template match="symbol/object-type" mode="slotmap">

Within that I can use "../table-object" to access the table-object element.

That template calls another:
  <xsl:call-template name="insert">
<xsl:with-param name= ... />

Within "insert" should I be able to use "../table-object" to access the
table-object element?

Actually there is another level, as "insert" calls another:
  <xsl:call-template name="integer-template-param" >
<xsl:with-param ... />

Does that make a difference ?  I'd have thought that either the original
context node would be accessible from all levels of called templates, or
none.


Regards,
Richard.

I'm using XSLT version 2, with Saxon 9.8.0.3.




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