Re: [xsl] the difference between xsl:variable and xsl:param

[Corey_Haines at progressive dot com]

> > Secondly, can anyone tell me
> >how to pass a variable to an xsl (e.g. <xsl:template
> >match=".//c="?variable"/> where as ?variable is pass down to the 
stylesheet
> >through javascript.
>
> I am not sure what you are trying to do with that match pattern.  What
> do you think it means?
>
> Given something like
>
> <xsl:stylesheet ...>
>    <xsl:param name="variable" />
>    <xsl:template match="c[. = $variable]" ...

>Unfortunately, variables aren't allowed inside of match patterns.
>I.e. Kit needs something like

><xsl:param name="variable" />
><xsl:template match="c">
>  <xsl:if test=".=$variable"> ...

Or, you could use the variable when you do the select for applying 
templates.

<xsl:apply-templates select="c[. = $variable]" />

-Corey


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