> 
> I´ve got the following problem: I want to check an attribute 
> value for its
> length (e.g. 17 chars) and then create a string with 17 identical
> characters, like
> "_________________". The string-length check on my attribute 
> works pretty
> well, but how do I get the string?
>

Try creating a global variable of the repeated characters to the maximum
conceivable required length. You can then use your obtained string-length to
substring this:

<xsl:variable name="lotsOfLines"
select="'_______________________________________'"/>

<xsl:template match="myElement">
  <xsl:variable name="attLength" select="string-length(@myAttr)"/>
  <!-- ... Blah ... -->
    <xsl:value-of select="substring($lotsOfLines,1,$attLength)"/>
  <!-- ... /Blah ... -->
</xsl:template>

Cheers,

Stuart

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