Phil,
you may try:
<xsl:value-of select="/root/thing/*[name(.)=$selector]"/>
Best regards,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Blake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Selecting nodes based on variables
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> 1. I have a simple xml doc:
>
> <root>
> <thing>
> <title>Jelly</title>
> <wobblyness>high</wobblyness>
> </thing>
> <thing>
> <title>Brick</title>
> <wobblyness>low</wobblyness>
> </thing>
> </root>
>
> 2. Within a stylesheet I have a variable:
>
> <xsl:variable name="selector" value="'title'/>
>
> 3. I want to select the XML tag with the name in the variable $selector
>
> For example the XPath:
>
> /root/thing/$selector
> needs to translate to:
> /root/thing/title
>
> Then, if I change the value of $selector:
>
> <xsl:variable name="selector" value="'wobblyness'/>
>
> then the path
>
> /root/thing/$selector
> would translate to
> /root/thing/wobblyness
>
> The Problem: I can't figure how to do this kind of de-referencing. Does
> anyone have an example or have I missed a very obvious point?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Phil
>
>
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