RE: XSL bracket nested in HTML a tag

["Christopher R. Maden" <crism@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 17:27 31-08-2000 +0200, Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen wrote:

> > I'm using an XSL parameter :  <xsl:param
> > name="server">www.hp.com</xsl:param>
> > so, in my XSL file, I want to use :
> > <a HREF="http://<xsl:value-of select="$server">">, but guess
> > what... It
> > doesn't work!
> > the parser does not accept bracket within tag.
> > Has anybody an idea about how to solve this pb?
>
> You must construct the attribute via the <xsl:attribute> tag to do this.

Or use an attribute value template (AVT).

With xsl:attribute:
<a>
  <xsl:attribute name="href">
    <xsl:text>http://</xsl:text>
    <xsl:value-of select="$server">
  </xsl:attribute>
  <!-- content of <a> -->
</a>

With an AVT:
<a href="http://{$server}";><!-- content of <a> --></a>

-Chris
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