Re: [xsl] creating links to resource files listed in XML file

[Jeni Tennison <jeni at jenitennison dot com>]

Hi Brian,

> I want to create some links to resource files which are referenced
> in my .xml file. In my .xsl file I have added the following code:

Use an attribute value template. In an attribute, you can put {}s
around an expression in order to have it evaluated and the result
inserted into the attribute value:

<xsl:template match="/">
  <xsl:for-each select="//file/@href">
    <xsl:variable name="myVar" select="." />
    <a href="{$myVar}">
      <xsl:value-of select="$myVar"/>
    </a>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

You can also use xsl:attribute to create the attribute; it's longer,
but it's more flexible at times:

<xsl:template match="/">
  <xsl:for-each select="//file/@href">
    <xsl:variable name="myVar" select="." />
    <a>
      <xsl:attribute name="href">
        <xsl:value-of select="$myVar"/>
      </xsl:attribute>
      <xsl:value-of select="$myVar"/>
    </a>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

Cheers,

Jeni

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