Re: [xsl] Passing external values into xsl stylesheet to select portions of xml file (apache/cocoon)

[Oleg Tkachenko <olegt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

M M wrote:

> How can I pass a particular value for storyid into the
> xsl in real time for when the user clicks a link for
> story number 22222 for example???
>
> I've looked at <xsl:variable> ...but these always seem
> to be set to a defined value INSIDE the xsl document.
>
> And I've never heard of being able to mix any other
> language with xml or xsl like you can embed php
> instructions within html.
>
> So how do you pass an EXTERNAL value from a
> link/form/php script INTO the xsl?
Use <xsl:param> element. If you define top level param you able to pass 
its initial value to the stylesheet. See 
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt.html#top-level-variables
So, try smting like this:	

<xsl:param name="storyid"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
	<xsl:apply-templates select="//story[storyis=$storyid]"/>
</xsl:template>

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Oleg Tkachenko
Multiconn International


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