Re: [xsl] What is the scope of template variables?

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:26 PM 5/16/01, you wrote:

> <xsl:template match="something">
>     <xsl:variable name="a" select="XPathExpr"/>
>     ........
>     <xsl:call-template name="func1"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="junk"/>
>     .....
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template name="func1">
>     <!-- QUESTION:  Is the variable $a defined in the calling template
> visible to this template? -->

   <!-- ANSWER:  No, but you can make it visible if you pass it as a 
parameter. -->

For parameters, see the FAQ, the usual online sources, or (gasp!) the XSLT 
spec.

Hope that helps--
--Wendell


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