Xalan javaclass extension best place to 'Set'

[Richard R. McKinley]

When using the javaclass extension in Xalan I have been using <xsl:if/> 
to use Set methods.  I can't use <xsl:value-of/> because I don't want 
any results of the setters to show up in the content.  Problem is, 
<xsl:if/> only works inside of templates, etc. and not inside of 
<xsl:stylesheet> where I often need to use a Java setter.  Is there a 
better way to do this?: <xsl:if test="java:add($calendar, 
$month-field-value, $month-offset)"/>

Thanks,
RRM