[xsl] document() function and two passes (was '')

["Andrew Welch" <AWelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> dear sir,
> 
> Can a single xsl take two inputs.
> or can an xsl after one transformation take the transformed xml as its
> input
> which is applied by another xsl and is included the main xsl.

Check out the document() function to reference multiple xml files during a transformation.

To perform two passes (or more) in a single transformation, perform the first pass within a variable, then apply the second pass on the contents of that variable.  You can do this as many times as you like, and its what makes xslt so powerful.

For example:

<xsl:variable name="first-pass-rtf">
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="first-pass" select="vendor:node-set($first-pass-rtf)"/>

<xsl:variable name="second-pass">
  <xsl:for-each select="$first-pass">  
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>

cheers
andrew 

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