No, if you want to use an unique ID, which will not need the
xx:evaluate() extension function, better use the "coordinate method"

That is, for every node (not an attribute or a namespace), the
following pair identifies it uniquely:

(count(ancestor::node()), count(preceding::node()))

For an attribute node or a namespace node this becomes the tripple:

(name(), count(../ancestor::node()), count(../preceding::node()))



Finding the node from its id has an efficient implementation using
keys.


Hope this helps,

=====
Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL


"Braumüller, Hans" <H.Braumueller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:EB6EC71285FAC6469C0F41B476F5AAA1026B42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello Dimitre,

thanks, now i get the correct value. Is there a way to use it again for
an x-path selection like

<xsl:value-of select="$theResult/test"/> or     <xsl:apply-templates
select="$theResult/test">

I guess not, because now we have in $theResult/test a string, it is
right?

Greetings,

Hans

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Von: Dimitre Novatchev [mailto:dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2003 16:38
An: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Re: AW:  how to "save" a context?



--- <H.Braumueller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ho Dimitri,
> 
> i tried to do it with msxml3 and 4
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"  encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl"?>
> <root>
>   <test>xpath</test>
> </root>
> 
> 
> and 
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version='1.0'
> xmlns:xsl='http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform'>
> 
> <xsl:output method="text" />
> 
> ...... (nothing changed)
> 
> <xsl:value-of select="$theResult"/>
> 
> and get as result
> 
> ÿþ
> 
> Never mind, which xsml-source i use, i get the same.
> 
> What i do wrong ?


Hans,

This snippet uses the following xsl:param

  <xsl:variable name="theParmNodes" select="$some-NodeSet"/>

You have to modify the "select" attribute above and to set it to the
node(s) for which you want their XPath expressions produced.




=====
Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL

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