Subject: RE: Keys across multilple input files
From: Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 13:03:52 +0100
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> > 1. Can I use the xsl:key element to generate keys for CLASS
> > elements that are each contained in separate files?
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> Not in any useful way. The key() function can only be
> used to find nodes in the current document.
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> ** But, I thought you could use the <xsl:for-each> statement
> ** with the document() function to change the current context
> ** node to the root node in different file. Then, you could
> ** use the key() function to access the keys in the remote
> ** file. Have I misunderstood?
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That's correct. What I was trying to say is that you can't use key() to find
nodes unless you know what document they are in.
Mike K
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