Including XSL in an <a href>

graywoodhouse · November 12th, 2004, 05:56 AM

I'm trying to create a mail-to link in an XSL stylesheet. Part of the e-mail address comes from within the XML.

This is my code...

<br/><b>EMAIL:</b> <a href="mailto:agent-<xsl:value-of select='OrderReferences/ProjectCode'/>@foo.com">Mail</a>

However, IE returns the error

The character '<' cannot be used in an attribute value.

How can I include xsl as part of my <a href=....??

TIA

joefawcett · November 12th, 2004, 06:03 AM

The easiest way is to use Attribute Value Templates (AVT):

Code:

<a href="mailto:agent-{OrderReferences/ProjectCode}@foo.com">Mail</a>

Anything in {} is treated as an XPath expression. (Not all atttributes within xslt support this style.)

You could also create the attribute the long way using xsl:attribute:

Code:

<a><xsl:attribute name="href">mailto:agent-<xsl:value-of select='OrderReferences/ProjectCode'/>@foo.com</xsl:attribute>Mail</a>

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

graywoodhouse · November 12th, 2004, 06:08 AM

Simple when you know how!

Thanks very much :D

Graham