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Re: Initializing global variables
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 01:11:26PM +0100, Michael Kay wrote:
> >
> > I understand that the value of a variable cannot be modified
> > once it has been assigned, but is it possible to allocate a
> > global variable at the start of a stylesheet and then assign
> > it a value at a later time, such as within a named template?
> >
> No, it isn't possible.
>
> You need to stop thinking sequentially. There is no such thing as "a
> later time" in XSLT.
And that's one reason xslt processors can run so fast. I was really
impressed by that decision, though it's caused me some grief.
>
> Michael Kay
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