xsp:expr inside xsl:variable

[Matthew Smith <ms...@windebt.com>]

This is in a logic sheet:
<xsl:variable
name="user"><xsp:expr>request.getParameter("user")</xsp:expr></xsl:variable>

The value of $user then becomes 'request.getParameter("user")'.  How do I
assign an XSL variable the value of an XSP expression?  I realize I could
just use an xsl parameter in this case, but I'm aiming for something else.

Thanks,
Matt

SV: xsp:expr inside xsl:variable

[Carola Westerlund <ca...@opk.org>]

could it be possible to use the <xsl:eval> tag and set the no entities flag to yes
in the problem mentioned instead of <xsp:expr> like:

<xsl:eval no-entities="yes">request.getParameter("user")</xsl:eval> 
The no entities flag keeps the XSL processor from escaping certain
characters like "> < &" using their corresponding character entity like
"&gt; &lt; &amp".Which it will automatically do in an eval statement unless you specifically
say "no entities".

It keeps things like "Inte Lite it" or "<-- cool name by the way" from
being improper XML when it gets exported out.

or am I out bicycling? ; ) 

// Carola
www.inteliteit.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Donald Ball <ba...@webslingerZ.com>
To: Cocoon List (E-mail) <co...@xml.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: xsp:expr inside xsl:variable


> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Matthew Smith wrote:
> 
> > This is in a logic sheet:
> > <xsl:variable
> > name="user"><xsp:expr>request.getParameter("user")</xsp:expr></xsl:variable>
> > 
> > The value of $user then becomes 'request.getParameter("user")'.  How do I
> > assign an XSL variable the value of an XSP expression?  I realize I could
> > just use an xsl parameter in this case, but I'm aiming for something else.
> 
> you can't, it's impossible. you can't set a variable in a logicsheet with
> the value of a request-time expression, at least not in the fashion in
> which you're trying it here. remember, logicsheets are applied and
> resolved before any request-time information is available. look, i just
> wrote a huge message detailing the subtleties of writing logicsheets a few
> days ago - do a search for get-nested-content subject line in the
> archives. i'm not about to retype it all. those of you who've expressed an
> interest in helping write docs, i think that message would be a good place
> to start.
> 
> - donald
> 
> 
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Re: xsp:expr inside xsl:variable

[Donald Ball <ba...@webslingerZ.com>]

On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Matthew Smith wrote:

> This is in a logic sheet:
> <xsl:variable
> name="user"><xsp:expr>request.getParameter("user")</xsp:expr></xsl:variable>
> 
> The value of $user then becomes 'request.getParameter("user")'.  How do I
> assign an XSL variable the value of an XSP expression?  I realize I could
> just use an xsl parameter in this case, but I'm aiming for something else.

you can't, it's impossible. you can't set a variable in a logicsheet with
the value of a request-time expression, at least not in the fashion in
which you're trying it here. remember, logicsheets are applied and
resolved before any request-time information is available. look, i just
wrote a huge message detailing the subtleties of writing logicsheets a few
days ago - do a search for get-nested-content subject line in the
archives. i'm not about to retype it all. those of you who've expressed an
interest in helping write docs, i think that message would be a good place
to start.

- donald