<xsl:variable name="quot">"</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="apos">'</xsl:variable>

translate(., $quot, $apos)

Michael Kay


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Arthur Maloney
> Sent: 22 October 2003 16:24
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Invalid XPath Converting " to '
> 
> 
> Hello xsl-list,
> 
>  This is an attribute of an element:   
> defaultValue="&quot;password&quot;"
> 
>  i.e. "password"   I am trying to convert it to 'password'
> 
> In an xslt stylesheet as part of a choose I am using:
> 
> <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of 
> select="translate(@defaultValue,'&quot;','Z')" /></xsl:otherwise>
> 
> This works and changes " to Z
> but I want ' single quote
> 
> when I use : "translate(@defaultValue,'&quot;','&apos;')"
> 
> I get Invalid XPath expression
> 
> How do you do this conversion?
> 
>  
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Arthur                          mailto:ArthurMaloney@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
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