Re: [xsl] Locating an attribute and its value indirectly

[Brandon Ibach <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try:

<xsl:value-of select="../Formats/@*[name(.)=current()/@text-location]"/>

-Brandon :)


On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Mark <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I do not know how to write the following code to get the value of an
> attribute named in the current element but found in another element:
>
> In this case, where @text-location is 'souvenir-sheet', I want the value
> '2630'.
>
> when the context is <Inscriptions>
> <Thing>
>   <Inscriptions czech="XIV. Zimnm olympijski hry Sarajevo '84" eng="14th
> Winter Olympic Games, Sarajevo, '84" text-location="souvenir-sheet"/>
>   <Formats souvenir-sheet="2630"/>
> </Thing>
>
> <xsl:value-of select="../Formats/@*=@text-location"/>
> returns a boolean and
>
> <xsl:value-of select="../Formats/@*[name(.)=@text-location]"/>
> returns a blank
>
> Am I even close? What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark