thanks a lot - it works

cheers
jm

On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:47:39 -0000
Americo Albuquerque <aalbuquerque@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> > -----Mensagem original-----
> > De: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Em nome de jm
> > Enviada: sabado, 15 de Marco de 2003 15:14
> > Para: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Assunto:  finding nodes
> > 
> (...)
> > in my xsl-document I have the following parameter:
> > (later given via GET-request-params/Cocoon)
> > 
> > <xsl:param name="goto_page" 
> > select="SECTION_1/SUB_SECTION_1_1/SUB_SUB_SECTION_1_1_1"/>
> > 
> > an now I want to enter the node specified by the path given 
> > in $goto_page. this path 
> > has no restriction in depth.
> > 
> 
> If goto_page is a nodeset then you just need to do
> <xsl:apply-templates select="$goto_page"/>
> 
> If it is a string then you need an xxx:evaluate function (xxx depends on
> your processor)
> 
> You could also use this templates, but they split the path:
> 
>  <xsl:param name="goto_page"
> select="'SECTION_1/SUB_SECTION_1_1/SUB_SUB_SECTION_1_1_1'"/>
>  
>  <xsl:template match="pages">
>   <xsl:param name="page" select="substring-before($goto_page,'/')"/>
>   <xsl:apply-templates select="page[@id=$page]">
>    <xsl:with-param name="passed" select="$page"/>
>   </xsl:apply-templates>
>  </xsl:template>
>  
>  <xsl:template match="page">
>   <xsl:param name="passed" select="''"/>
>   <xsl:param name="next"
> select="substring-before(concat(substring($goto_page,string-length($pass
> ed)+2),'/'),'/')"/>
>   <xsl:choose>
>    <xsl:when test="not($next)">
>    <!-- page found -->
>    <xsl:comment> Just arrived to page </xsl:comment>
>    <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
>    </xsl:when>
>    <xsl:otherwise>
>    <!-- continue the searching -->
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="page[@id=$next]">
>     <xsl:with-param name="passed" select="concat($passed,'/',$next)"/>
>    </xsl:apply-templates>
>    </xsl:otherwise>
>   </xsl:choose>
>  </xsl:template>
> 
> 
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