Create element with variable name?

[sheila11]

Hi all,

I need to create an element, with a name that is read from a variable. I tried:

<xsl:element name="$vName">
<!-- some stuff here -->
<xsl:element>

but it doesn't work. What's the correct way ?

TIA,
Sheila

 

[sheila11]

Ok, I found the solution:
<xsl:element name="{$vName}">

I guess that {} forces the evaluation of the variable. But don't know why I don't need {} everywhere.

Sheila

 

[JontyMC]

{} tells the processor that inside those brackets is an XPath expression. In this case a variable. Curly brackets are very useful.

Jon

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