Re: XML querying question

[Mike Brown <mike at skew dot org>]

Matt Coolidge wrote:
> Hi everyone.  have a new dilemna. Given a static XML document which is pure
> data, how can I render only a subset of the XML thru a stylesheet, given
> that the parameters of which nodes to show are selected by the user on an
> input form....Is this an XSLT thing, but how can I write a dynamic
> <xsl:choose>

XSLT processors allow passing of certain types of data in as top-level
parameters. You put xsl:param in your stylesheet around the same place as
xsl:output. The mechanism for setting the parameter's value when the
processor is invoked varies; check the docs for the one you are using.

   - Mike
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