Subject: Re: [xsl] A newbie question in XSL - Using variables From: "Vasu Chakkera" <vasucv@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:07:12 -0000 |
> <font color="$use-color">Hello</font> This should have been <font color="{$use-color}">Hello</font> ** Notice the curly braces ** <font color="$use-color">Hello</font> will not get the value of the $use-color variable to the color attribute of the font tag.It will instead make the value of the color attribute to be "$use-color" Vasu ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [xsl] A newbie question in XSL - Using variables > At 2005-01-25 18:28 -0800, prasannap@xxxxxx wrote: > >I have a simple question that Im trying to solve: > > This is a FAQ > > ><xsl-if test="some condition"> > > <font color="red"> Hello 1</font> > ></xsl-if> > ><xsl-if test="some other condition"> > > <font color="blue"> Hello 1</font> > ></xsl-if> > > > >Now, is there a way to obtain the above criteria something like, > > > ><xsl-if test="some condition"> > > $somevariable = "red"; > ></xsl-if> > ><xsl-if test="some other condition"> > > $somevariable = "blue"; > ></xsl-if> > ><font color=$somevariable> Hello 1</font> > > > >I understand that I cannot use <xml:param> and <xml:variable> as they are > >constants. Please let me know a solution to this trivial problem. > > Put the conditional around the value assigned, not around the assignment: > > <xsl:variable name="use-color"> > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="some condition">red</xsl:when> > <xsl:when test="other condition">blue</xsl:when> > <xsl:otherwise>green</xsl:otherwise> > </xsl:choose> > </xsl:variable> > ... > <font color="$use-color">Hello</font> > > Some caveats when testing result-tree-fragment variables, they always test > true() until you cast them to the data type that you need. > > I hope this helps. > > ......................... Ken > > -- > World-wide on-site corporate, govt. & user group XML/XSL training. > G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/ > Box 266, Kars, Ontario CANADA K0A-2E0 +1(613)489-0999 (F:-0995) > Male Breast Cancer Awareness http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/bc > Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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