RE: [xsl] Type error with variable as=xs:string using xsl:choose

["Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You defined the variable as a single string instance.
If $xsrc has more than one node and the xsl:otherwise instruction kicks in 
then this is an error.

Perhaps change to:

<xsl:otherwise>
<xsl:value-of select="$xsrc[1]" />
</xsl:otherwise>

Joe



> From: "Trevor Nicholls" <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [xsl]  Type error with variable as=xs:string using xsl:choose
> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:29:25 +1200
>
> The following variable definition is giving me the error
> "XTTE0570: A sequence of more than one item is not allowed as the value of
> variable normsrc"
>
> I'm using Saxon 8.6.1 on Windows XP.
>
> ====
> <xsl:variable name="normsrc" as="xs:string">
> <xsl:choose>
> <xsl:when test="contains($xsrc,'/images/images/')">
> <xsl:text>images/</xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of select="substring-after($xsrc,'/images/images/')" />
> </xsl:when>
> <xsl:when test="contains($xsrc,'/images/')">
> <xsl:text>images/</xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of select="substring-after($xsrc,'/images/')" />
> </xsl:when>
> <xsl:otherwise>
> <xsl:value-of select="$xsrc" />
> </xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:variable>
> ====
>
> If I drop the as="xs:string" attribute it works perfectly, but I'm sure 
> I've
> got exactly this construction elsewhere without complaint. One difference
> with this logic is that the 'when' tests overlap: any $xsrc that matches 
> the
> first 'when' will also match the second, but I understood that 'choose' 
> will
> only make one choice. Am I confused?
>
> Cheers
> Trevor