RE: [xsl] Including tags in an xml:variable

["Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Is there a way to define an xml:variable that contains tags 
> such that the
> tags themselves will literally be written out to the outfile on the
> transformation?

Sure, just use <xsl:copy-of> in place of <xsl:value-of>

Mike Kay
Software AG
> 
> I have an xsl file that I use to produce an fo file.  It 
> contains several
> tables that have the same column definitions and I'd like to 
> be able to
> declare the definition once and use it many times in the 
> file.  For example:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="ColumnWidths">
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="2in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="2in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="0.5in"/>
> </xsl:variable>
> 
> <fo:table>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$ColumnWidths"/>
>   <fo:table-body>
>   ** OMITTED TABLE STUFF **
>   </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> 
>   **  More Omitted Stuff **
> <fo:table>
>   <xsl:value-of select="$ColumnWidths"/>
>   <fo:table-body>
>   ** SOME OTHER TABLE STUFF HERE**
>   </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> 
> 
> Is something like this possible?  I haven't had any luck 
> trying to use &lt
> and &gt (they stay as the literals "&gt" and "&lt" in the output.)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Michael Huisking
> California ISO
> 
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