choose

[patrivet]

Hi there,I am using the "choose" function for the first time and not encountering what I expected yet.Here is what I am doing:-

	 <xsl:variable name="myString" select="//whatever"/>	 <xsl:variable name="myNumber"/>	<xsl:choose>		   <xsl:when test="$myString = 'myName'">			<xsl:variable name="myNumber" select="1"/>		   </xsl:when>		</xsl:choose>

The "myNumber" variable is remaining null even though a match is found, so either the assignment is not working (my syntax error), or the test constraint is wrongly specified.Thanks

[aalbetski]

your variable is out of scope. Try this: <xsl:variable name="myString" select="//whatever"/> <xsl:variable name="myNumber"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="$myString = 'myName'"> <xsl:text>1</xsl:text> </xsl:when> </xsl:choose></xsl:variable>

[patrivet]

Thanks. So if I understood correctly, variable value assignment in XSLT has to be done within it's creation tag?

[boen_robot]

..or with a select attribute. Yes.And variables can't take new values. Parameters can, but only on template basis. That is, when you call a template or apply it, you can use xsl:with-param to assign a new value to a parameter in it.