Re: [xsl] newbie value-of select and xinclude question

[John Moylan <john at rte dot ie>]

Thank you Jeni, {.} works a treat. I knew there had to be an easy answer.


Jeni Tennison wrote:

> Hi John,
>
>  
> > I have the following xml and xsl stylesheet that I am using xinclude
> > and xpointer with. However, I can not figure out how include the
> > value of <xsl:value-of select="."/> in my xinclude's href attribute.
> > (the $filename variable is only a placeholder for where I want the
> > value-of select to go and is not actually code, although I have
> > tried using $filename as a variable.)
> >    
> Use an attribute value template. If you put {}s around an XPath
> embedded in a (literal) attribute value, the XPath will be evaluated
> and the result inserted in the attribute value. Try:
>
>  <xi:include
>    href="http://kun.rte.ie:8080/cocoon/static/{$filename}#xpointer(//NewsLines/HeadLine)" />
>
> to insert the value of the $filename variable, or:
>
>  <xi:include
>    href="http://kun.rte.ie:8080/cocoon/static/{.}#xpointer(//NewsLines/HeadLine)" />
>
> to insert the value of the current node.
>    
> Cheers,
>
> Jeni
>
> ---
> Jeni Tennison
> http://www.jenitennison.com/



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