RE: [xsl] Java XSLT transformers and document('') problem

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I use document('') only to perform call-template by it's 
> name, through variable
> 
> <xsl:template name="ra:sayHello" 
> match="xsl:template[@name='ra:sayHello']">
>         <xsl:text>Hello!</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>
> ...
> <xsl:variable name="n" select='ra:sayHello'/> 
> <xsl:apply-templates select="document('')/*/xsl:template[@name=$n]">
> 
> Is there in XSLT 2.0 any alternatives to this technique?

You're basically using the FXSL technique where you use an element as a
representative or surrogate for a named template or function, and then you
dynamically call a named template or function by applying templates to that
element. There is no need for the element in question to be an xsl:template
element in a stylesheet, it can be any element anywhere. Take a look at the
FXSL library to see how it is done there.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/