creating a link using xsl

[NickMalloy]

I have an xml file created by a database and I want to create a html link using a xsl which contains values basically from the xml document. The problem is I don't know how to format the link. Basically it would be something like this
<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>
<a id="<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>" href="javascript:__doPostBack('<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>','')"><xsl:value-of select="vendor"/></a>

How would I fill out this link so I can place those values in the link itself.

 

[k5tm]

You need to study xsl:attribute, which you use to place attributes into unclosed elements in the output document. The general idea is:

<a>
<xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of select="vendor"/></xsl-attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="href"> [i]form href value here[/i]</xsl-attribute>
<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>
</a>

Tom Morrison
[URL unfurl="true"]www.liant.com[/URL]

 

[k5tm]

Sorry about the sloppy edit.

 

[NickMalloy]

well I have seen the atribute tag. If I do my code like below I still don't know how to handle the href tag.

<a>
<xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of select="address"/></xsl-attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="href">javascript:__doPostBack('<xsl:apply templates select="address"/>','')
</xsl-attribute>
<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>
</a>

 

[NickMalloy]

okay I got that fixed

 

[NickMalloy]

any idea why the link wouldn't be showing up. Do I need to add something to the element to display it.

This part displays

<h1>Hello bobby</h1><a href="

http://www.test.com">test</a>

but not the element information


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="

http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/vendors/test1">
<TABLE>
<TR>
<xsl:value-of select="Vendor_x0020_Name"/>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</TR>
</TABLE>>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="test2">
<xsl:for-each select="address">
<h1>Hello bobby</h1>
<a href="

http://www.test.com">test</a>

<xsl:element name="a">
<xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of select="address"/></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="href">"><![CDATA[javascriptopupPic(']]><xsl:apply-templates select="address"/><![CDATA[','')]]></xsl:attribute>
<xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="address">
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

 

[k5tm]

I find this a bit confusing. Could you provide a sample input document and desired output document?

Tom Morrison

http://www.liant.com

 

[JontyMC]

Use:

<a id="{address}" href="javascript:PopupPic('{address}');">
  <xsl:value-of select="vendor"/>
</a>

Jon

"There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.