set Attributes with XSLT

[Holger Prause]

Hi

Its very easy to accesd Attributest with @ , but how about setting
Attributes ?
following example
<xsl:variable name="currentValue">
testvalue
</xsl:variable>
<NEWTAG Attribute="$currentValue">somevalue</NEWTAG>
ouput is :

<NEWTAG Attribute="$currentValue">somevalue</NEWTAG>
but should be
<NEWTAG Attribute="somevalue">somevalue</NEWTAG>
it isnt working this way - how can i put the value within this
variable in the tag <NEWTAG>
thx and bye,
Holger

[Holger Prause]

<xsl:variable name="currentValue">
testvalue
</xsl:variable>
<NEWTAG>
<xsl:attribute name="Attribute">
<xsl:value-of select="$currentValue"/>
</xsl:attribute>
somevalue</NEWTAG>

[Kevin Williams]

Holger's response makes a good point. For the sake of reusability and modularity, I always try to use the xsl: methods to create elements, text, and so on, rather than simply embedding the tags and text in the stylesheet. This makes it much easier to modify the stylesheet later if you need to. Also, certain types of structures (like attributes) can only be created this way.
- Kevin
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Kevin Williams
Senior System Architect, Equient Corporation
author of: Professional XML Databases