RE: [xsl] The use of a variable in use-attribute-sets attribute

Subject: RE: [xsl] The use of a variable in use-attribute-sets attribute
From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 05:52:01 +0100
> >I had no problems with using the namespace-prefix in the value of
> >the attribute once the prefix was defined in the root
> stylesheet element.
>
>   <xsl:stylesheet ... xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format";>
>
>   <xsl:element name="fo:table-cell">
>   <xsl:element name="fo:block">
>
> I thought I tried that. But I would like to know myself what the full
> explanation is. Specifically, what exactly does the following text
> taken from MK's discussion of xsl:element mean:
>
>   "... in other words, there must be an xmlns:prefix attribute
>   either on the <xsl:element> instruction itself or on some
>   containing element."
>
> It is the first part I am struggling to understand as would gather
> placing xmlns:fo on the stylesheet satisfies the second part.
>

It means you can equally well write:

>   <xsl:stylesheet ... >
>
>   <xsl:element name="fo:table-cell"
xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format";>
>   <xsl:element name="fo:block"
xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format";>

Mike Kay


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