RE: dynamically change xpath expression with params

Subject: RE: dynamically change xpath expression with params
From: Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:21:22 -0400 (EST)
> Is this possible?
> 
> I need to change both the values in an XPath Expression at 
> runtime. 

This is becoming a FAQ, the answer is:

Not in standard XSLT: XPath expressions cannot be constructed from strings.

There are three possible solutions:
a) generate or modify the XSLT stylesheet immediately before executing it
b) use the Saxon saxon:evaluate() extension function
c) for a limited subset of cases, use constructs such as
select="*[name()=$param]"

Mike Kay

 




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