Re: [xsl] Looking for a concise way of specifying an conditional attribute in output

[Dave Pawson <davep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 5 May 2011 16:27:37 -0400
Brandon Ibach <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On this note, it seems to me that xsl:value-of is one of the most
> misunderstood instructions for novices.  For that matter, even more
> experienced users seem to use it in places where xsl:apply-templates,
> xsl:copy-of or, in XSLT 2.0, xsl:sequence might be better choices.
> 
> I'd kind of like to see XSLT provide an alternative in the form of
> allowing the "select" attribute on xsl:text with the same effect as on
> xsl:value-of. 

How about renaming it to 'xsl:string-value-of' which might be
more accurate? Lot more typing though



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