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RE: How to substitute a string based on number
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] How to substitute a string based on number
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:39:13 -0000
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> In wrox book an implementation is given but it seems
> to be MS specific. The implementation is
>
>
> <xsl:variable name="monthnames"
> select="msxml:node-set($monthnames.tf)"/>
> ....
> ...
> <xsl:value-of select="$monthnames/*[$month]/@name"/>
>
>
> In this way monthnames variable works as an array.
> Is there such kinda standard way to access the
> variable ... do not mention xslt processor specific
> stuff. Is node-set a standard function?
>
Most processors have an implementation of this: it's become a "de facto
standard extension". The (standard) alternative is to write
<xsl:value-of
select="document('')/xsl:variable[name='monthnames']/*[$month]/@name"/>
Mike Kay
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