Using XSL to mark an item as 'selected' in a select list

[Baldyal]

I am fairly new to xml and xsl, but I am having difficulty showing an item as selected in a select list after it has been populated. I can't seem to change the option value based on a variable. Here is my simpe code:

<select name=&quot;yr&quot;>
<xsl:for-each select=&quot;selections/taxyear/year&quot;>
<option>
<xsl:value-of select=&quot;text()&quot;/>
</option>
</xsl:for-each>
</select>
Thanks

 

[HowardMarks]

<xsl:variable name=&quot;selectedoption&quot;>February</xsl:variable>


<select name=&quot;yr&quot;>
<xsl:for-each select=&quot;selections/taxyear/year&quot;>
<option>

<xsl:value-of select=&quot;text()&quot;/>

<xsl:if test=&quot;text=$selectedoption&quot;>
<xsl:attribute name=&quot;SELECTED&quot;/>
</xsl:if>

</option>
</xsl:for-each>
</select>

This should select the appropriate list item if the text matches that of the 'selectedoption' variable.

Hope this is what you were after!

Nick (Software Developer)

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