Re: Designs for XSLT functions (Was: Re: [xsl] RE: syntax sugar for call-template)

[Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> > > 3.  Create a new tag, <exsl:append select="xpath" /> which will:
> > > 
> > >     (a) if the xpath type is a node-set, then it appends each
> > >         element of the node set onto the result-set.
> > > 
> > >     (b) otherwise, a text node is appended with the string-value
> > >         of the path expression.
> > 
> > I don't think this is necessary with an exsl:node-set().
> 
> How do I build-up a node set using this over, say a loop?
> 
>   <exsl:append select="$header" />
>   <xsl:for-each select="..." >
>     ...
>     <exsl:append seelct="$more-body" />
>   </xsl:for-each>
>   <exsl:append select="$footer" />


  <xsl:variable name='foo'>
    <xsl:for-each select="..." >
    ...
      <xsl:value-of select="$more-body" />
    </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:variable>
  <exsl:result select='exsl:node-set($foo)'>

That's why I said it's only unnecessary is we have exsl:node-set.


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