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Re: Escape XPath expression from string

From: Martin Honnen <mahotrash@-----.-->
To: NULL
Date: 12/5/2007 4:02:00 PM


Axel Bender wrote:

> I would like to replace the following code fragment:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="icon2" select="normalize-space(@icons)" />
>   <xsl:element name="img">
>       <xsl:attribute name="src"><xsl:value-of select="/index/icon[@id = 
> $icon2]/@path" /></xsl:attribute>
>   </xsl:element>

Why do you use the verbose xsl:element and xsl:attribute when you can 
use literal result elements and attribute value templates e.g.
   <img src="{/index/icon[@id = $icon2]/@path}"/>

> with a shorter one, i.e. with another piece of code that makes direct 
> use of the @icons value, e.g. (*not working*):
> 
> <xsl:element name="img">
>   <xsl:attribute name="src"><xsl:value-of select="/index/icon[@id = 
> <@icons_value>]/@path" /></xsl:attribute>
> </xsl:element>

Try
   <img src="{/index/icon[@id = normalize-space(current()/@icons)]/@path}"/>

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	Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
	http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

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