Re: [xsl] Select attribute using a variable

[strawks <strawks@xxxxxxxx>]

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Abel Braaksma wrote:
> You cannot do it like this, as XSLTProc is saying: it is a syntax error
> (after the double colon should be a node name (QName) not a variable
> name). Instead, if you want to check the name of an attribute and then
> select that attribute, try this:
> 
> select="/document/styles/style[@name=$style_name]/@*[name() = $property]"

This is working like a charm, thanks for the quick answer!

> If there are more <style> nodes with an attribute "name" with the value
> of $style_name, this may return more than one attribute, depending on
> the XSLT version. If you need to do something for each <style>, use
> templates instead of an absolute XPath.

Each "name" attribute of <style> is unique so this is not a problem.

regards,
strawks
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