Re: [xsl] Why can't I use document() inside a template rule

you can't match the to-be-determined content of what the document function
returns.
to use document(), assign it to a var or use it in some expression

----- Original Message -----
From: "Narender S chauhan" <nchauhan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:46 AM
Subject: [xsl] Why can't I use document() inside a template rule to match
the te mplate ?


> Hi,
>  I want to use document function in a template rule like below in which
> primary XML and referenced XML through document() function may be entirely
> different:
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <xsl:apply-template select="document('Tes.xml')" />
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="document(Tes.xml)"> // Browser throws error at
> this point.
> <span>TEST</span>
> </xsl:template>
>
> My question is, why can't I use document function in the template rule or
is
> there any alternative to such a problem.
> A typical example would be as follows:
> --->doc1.xml
> <books>
> <book>
> <author>Graddy Booch</author>
> <title>UML User Guide</title>
> </book>
> <book>
> <author>Gamma</author>
> <title>Design Patterns</title>
> </book>
> </books>
>
> ---> doc2.xml
> <readers>
> <reader>
> <name>naren</name>
> <occupation>Software Engineer</occupation>
> </reader>
> </readers>
>
> ---->doc.xsl
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding="windows-1252"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
> <xsl:output method="html" />
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <html>
> <body>
> <span>
> <xsl:for-each select="books/book/author">
> <xsl:value-of select="." />
> <br />
> </xsl:for-each>
> <xsl:apply-templates
> select="document('doc2.xml')" />
> </span>
> </body>
> </html>
> </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="document('doc2.xml')"> // Browser gives an error to
> this
> <span>Test</span>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> Any help would be great.
> ~Naren
>
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