[xsl] problem with substring()

[Rahil <qamar_rahil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I cant understand what Ive done wrong with my code that I aint getting 
any output.


<xsl:variable name="Val" select="text()"/>
<testVar><xsl:value-of select="$Val"/></testVar> <!--Prints the output 
'hello there'-->

<xsl:variable name="firstVal" select="substring-before($Val,' ')"/> 
<!--empty result instead of 'hello'-->
<xsl:variable name="secondVal" select="substring-after($Val,' ')"/> 
<!--empty result instead of 'there'-->

Ive tried using another delimiter such 'a' in the substring() method and 
that works but not a space. Ive been regularly using this criteria in my 
other files and Ive had no problem. I even tried typeasting text() and 
Val to type string() but that dint work either. The problem seems to be 
in the space delimiter.

Ive tried everything I could to check why it isnt working but cant 
figure it out.

Could someone please help.

Thanks
Rahil