Re: problems with variable - variables are only visible when scoped

[Sh...@lotus.com]

(Ok, that wasn't a great Subject line, haven't had my morning coffee yet
8-)

This is correct behavior.  See:  http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#local-variables
which details how variables are scoped (i.e. where a variable is visible
depending on where you declare it).  Basically your xsl:variable
declarations are only visible within the individual xsl:when statements,
and not outside of them.  Also, don't forget that you cannot re-bind or
re-set the value of a variable - they're more like constants.

Anyone else have a good suggestion for how to do something like this?  This
is a fairly common question, there might be other ideas in the mailing list
archive at  http://xml-archive.webweaving.org/xml-archive-xalan/

---- you <le...@post.ch> wrote: ----
> the following code won't work.....
>
> <xsl:template match="/" name="Main">
> <xsl:choose>
>  <xsl:when test="Language[. = 'd']">
>   <xsl:variable name="Title">uebersicht</xsl:variable>
>  </xsl:when>
...
> </xsl:choose>
>
> <H1><xsl:value-of select="$Title"/></H1>
> </xsl:template>
>
> xalan says:
>
> XSL Error: pattern = '$Title'
> VariableReference given for variable out of context or without
definition!

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