value from a xml path in a variable ??

TPP · June 23rd, 2006, 03:00 AM

Hi! I have a xml path in a variable and when i want to get a value of the node i get 'path'

How could i get the value?

Thanks, T.

Code:

<xsl:variable name="SZ" select="//n:Envelope/x:body/x:RE/x:RE_1d/x:Ive" />
<xsl:value-of select="$SZ" />

output:
//ns2:Envelope/x:body/x:RE/x:RE_1d/x:Ive

joefawcett · June 23rd, 2006, 03:09 AM

I think you must have had quotes around the path as in

Code:

<xsl:variable name="SZ" select="'//n:Envelope/x:body/x:RE/x:RE_1d/x:Ive'" />

or possibly you're passing a string as an input parameter otherwise it would work.

In general what you want though is not possible under standard XSLT.
Some processors, Saxon for example, provide an evaluate extaension to cope with this otherwise you can write an extension using script if you're using MSXML, .NET if using .NET XSL or Java for other Java based processors.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

mhkay · June 23rd, 2006, 03:11 AM

Your variable SZ does not contain a path, it contains the node-set obtained by evaluating that path.

It might be helpful to supply a complete (though small) stylesheet and source document that demonstrates what you want to achieve.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference