> <xsl:param name="str"/><!--here i am retrieving the value of 
> "str" as "name"
> from javascript-->
> <xsl:for-each select="root/address">
>      <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> <!--I want to display all the values of root/address/name. At 
> the same time
> i want  to use the passed variable "str" instead of 
> hardcoding "name". In my
> actual application, i need to display dynamically--><br/>
>      </xsl:for-each>

Do you mean

  <xsl:value-of select="*[name() = $str]"/>

Jarno

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