> This should be an easy one...
> 
> I have the following paramter:
> <xsl:param name="current" select="/ | current()"/>
> 
> As the name implies it should be the current context unless otherwise
> specified.  Have I written this correct?


I think you just want

<xsl:param name="current" select="."/>

current() means the same as "." unless it appears in a predicate.

/ | .

is the union of the context node and the root node of the tree containing
the context node. I can't see any reason why you should want that union as
the default value of a parameter.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/