posted 18 years ago
Hi
MY QUESTION IS IF I USE A TEMPLATE MATCH OR A XSL VARIABLE FOR A PARTICULAR JOB WHICH WILL BE FASTER
like :
<xsl:variable name="policyno">
<Policy>
<xsl:value-of select="PolicyTransaction/Policy/PolicyGeneralInfo/ExpiryDate"/>
</Policy>
</xsl:variable>
and then call the variable
as <xsl:copy-of select="$policyno" />
------>OR USE A TEMPLATE AS
<xsl:template match="PolicyTransaction/Policy/PolicyGeneralInfo/ExpiryDate">
Policy>
<xsl:value-of select="PolicyTransaction/Policy/PolicyGeneralInfo/ExpiryDate"/>
</Policy>
</xsl:template >
AND CALL THE TEMPLATE ACTUALLY THIS PARTICULAR TEMPLATE IS BEING CALLED SEVERAL TIMES SOME FEW HUNDRED TIMES
SO WILL IT BE A GOOD IDEA TO TO STORE IT IN A VARIABLE AND THEN CALL IT
OR MAKE A TEMPLATE AND CALL IT
BECAUSE XSL VARIABLE IS A STATIC ONE WHILE TEMPLATE IS LIKE A FUNCTION FOR WHICH U HAVE TO TRAVERSE EVERYTIME U CALL IT (THATS WHAT I BELIEVE)
THANKS IN ADVANCE
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