[xsl] RE: was "", Probable FAQ

["Clapham, Paul" <pclapham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You have it inside-out.  Do this instead:

<xsl:variable name="rowstyle">
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="position() mod 2 = 0">
        myItems1
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
        myItems2
    </xsl:otherwise>
  </xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>

PC2

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Nardi [mailto:kevnardi@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: July 12, 2001 15:13
To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 


<xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="position() mod 2 = 0">
        <xsl:variable name="rowstyle">myItems1</xsl:variable>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
        <xsl:variable name="rowstyle">myItems2</xsl:variable>
    </xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>

Why is this not possible?  Why is this variable not in scope outside of the 
xsl:choose?  Is there no way for me to only do this calculation once, 
instead of doing it everytime I need to know what rowstyle to use?

Sometimes I wish XSL was more like a procedural language.

Thanks.

-Kevin

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