Subject: RE: [xsl] string parameter to node-set? From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 18:26:12 -0000 |
Some products offer an xx:evaluate() extension function that allows you to evaluate an XPath expression supplied as a string. The other technique is to create or modify the stylesheet source before compiling it. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > bernd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 03 January 2003 16:41 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] string parameter to node-set? > > > I am at a loss, and wonder if anybody can help: I pass two parameter > from Javascript into XSLT, the URI of an XML document and an XPath > expression. Both parameters are strings as far as JavaScript > is concerned. > > I can load the XML data with document($para-xml) just fine: > > <xsl:param name="para-xml"/> > <xsl:param name="para-xpath" select="'/'"/> > > <xsl:template match="/"> > <xsl:apply-templates select="document($para-xml)" > mode="transform"/> > </xsl:template> > > Next, I would like to use the XPath expression to select the > node(s) the > subsequent transformation should apply to. Something along > the lines of > this: > > <xsl:template match="/" mode="transform"> > <xsl:apply-templates select="/root/data[@id='whatever']"/> > </xsl:template> > > That works great, too. However, I find myself unable to using > the XPath > parameter instead of the constant XPath expression, as in > > <xsl:template match="/" mode="transform"> > <xsl:apply-templates select="$para-xpath"/> > </xsl:template> > > I suppose this is because the parameter is of type string, and the > select attribute requires a node set. How do I solve this? > > The key problem is that I need to transform a subset of a larger XML > stream, where the subset is defined through an XPath > expression and all > this must happen within XSL in order to avoid cross-domain security > constrains in JavaScript. Any recommendations welcome. > > TIA > Bernd > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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