Re: [xsl] Assigning variable values

[Georges Claessen <georgesdamata@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joerg. I noticed you were right before reading your
message. I really created only a local variable. I'm
trying another solution instead... Thanks anyway!


--- Joerg Heinicke <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Georges Claessen wrote:
> > Hi Joerg. You said that I couldn't change the
> value of
> > an global scope variable. But I do this and it
> works
> > perfectly. In fact many people say that it won´t
> work,
> > but it remains as a mistery to me cause I made it
> > work.
> > Thanks for your attention! :o)
> 
> I don't know what processor you are using, but I
> don't believe that. 
> It's not possible in XSLT! You didn't change the
> value, you only create 
> a local variable.
> 
> Test it in the following way:
> 
> XML:
> 
> <root>
> </root>
> 
> XSLT:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="teste" select="'um'"/>
> <xsl:variable name="um" select="'um'"/>
> <xsl:variable name="dois" select="'dois'"/>
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
>    <xsl:text>original: </xsl:text>
>    <xsl:variable name="teste">
>      <xsl:choose>
>        <xsl:when test="$teste='um'">
>          <xsl:value-of select="$dois"/>
>        </xsl:when>
>        <xsl:otherwise>
>          <xsl:value-of select="$um"/>
>        </xsl:otherwise>
>      </xsl:choose>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    <xsl:text>after "changing the value":</xsl:text>
>    <xsl:value-of select="$teste"/>
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="root"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="root">
>    <xsl:text>value still changed? :</xsl:text>
>    <xsl:value-of select="$teste"/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> You will see, that you didn't change the value of
> the global variable - 
> or you don't have a XSLT-processor.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joerg
> 
> 
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