Hi ,

i have a xml say
<a>
<b>mapping</b>
</a>

i have a expression say

<xsltransform><mapname>/a/b</mapname></xsltransform>

i need a xsl function where in it will give me the result as
<xsltransform><mapname>mapping</mapname></xsltransform>.
Bottom Line is :-

i have a string in that string i have a xpath i need to evaluate the xpath using xsl . Is there is any function like that ?

i can use concat like
concat('<xsltransform><mapname>',/a/b,'</mapname></xsltransform>');
Is there is any function with out any modifications to the expression i can get the result ?
Its very urgent to me .
Can some help me out from this .

Thanks & Regards,
Sasi.A





A. Sasi

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A. Sasi

It's not a standard XSLT feature, there are a number of options. Firstly your processor might support an extension, for example with Saxon it's saxon:evaluate. Alternatively use a two phase transformation whereby the first pass creates a second transformation withe the mapname element's text as part of a select attribute.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

hi ,

i am using xalan processor .
i didnt get your point of two phase transformation. Can you please explain me clearly.

Thanks & Regards,
Sasi.A

A. Sasi

I believe Xalan also has a xalan:evaluate() extension function.

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