How to copy a portion of xsl into a variable

[Lalit Bansal]

Hi,

I've the following XSL:

    
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" 
xmlns:zsoa="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA" 
xmlns:zsoa1="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA_Common" 
xmlns:zsoa2="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA_FinancialServicesAgreement" 
xmlns:zsoa3="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA_Party" 
xmlns:zsoa4="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA_ActivityConditionPlace" 
xmlns:zsoa5="http://zsoa.zurichna.com/enterpriseservices/ZSOA_WS" 
xmlns:lif="https://www.farmerslife.com/LifeNetWS"
exclude-result-prefixes="zosa3 xsl zsoa zsoa1 zsoa2 zsoa4 zsoa5 lif">
<xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes" />
<xsl:template match="/">
<lif:MultipleTermLifeQuotePublic>
<lif:xmlInput>
<TERM_LIFE_RATE_QUOTE>
<Quote_Request>
<xsl:attribute name="Quote_Sequence">
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/quoteSequence" />
</xsl:attribute>
<Face_Amount>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/lifeandHealthPolicySearchCriteria/zsoa2:policyAmount/zsoa:theCurrencyAmount" />
</Face_Amount>
<Gender>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/person/zsoa3:gender" />
</Gender>
<Age>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/person/zsoa3:age" />
</Age>
<Level_Term_Years>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/lifeandHealthPolicySearchCriteria/zsoa2:policyTerm" />
</Level_Term_Years>
<Type>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/lifeandHealthPolicySearchCriteria/zsoa2:policyClass" />
</Type>
<Nicotine>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/person/zsoa3:isSmoker" />
</Nicotine>
<CIR_Amount>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/lifeandHealthPolicySearchCriteria/zsoa2:cIRAmount/zsoa:theCurrencyAmount" />
</CIR_Amount>
<State>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/person/zsoa3:postalAddress/zsoa3:region" />
</State>
<Waiver_Premium>
<xsl:value-of select="/zsoa5:DetermineMultipleTermLifeQuotesRequest/lifeandHealthPolicySearchCriteria/zsoa2:waiverPremium" />
</Waiver_Premium>
</Quote_Request>
</TERM_LIFE_RATE_QUOTE>
</lif:xmlInput>
</lif:MultipleTermLifeQuotePublic>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

On applying this XSL on the concerned XML, I get properly required transformed XML.
Now, I want a portion of this transformed XML into an XSL variable. This variable should have exact copy of the portion of XML that I require; which means it should include all the tags, values, etc.
The portion that I require to copy in the variable is between the <lif:xmlInput> and </lif:xmlInput> tags.

Pls help me out with the soultion for same. Any pointers shall be highly appreciated.

Thnx in advance.

regards,
[ December 14, 2007: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]

[Ulf Dittmer]

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[Paul Clapham]

Well, don't generate it (i.e. send it to the output) and then try to put it in a variable. Put it in the variable first, then send it to the output.

[Lalit Bansal]

Hi Paul,

That is exactly what I want. I want to know how to put the code between <lif:xmlInput> and </lif:xmlInput> tags in a variable.

Thanks in advance.

regards,

[Paul Clapham]

I'm sorry, I thought that was obvious.

<xsl:variable name="something>
<lif:xmlInput>
  ... and so on
</lif:xmlInput>
</xsl:variable>

[Lalit Bansal]

Hi Paul,

Thaks for the information.

I shall be highly obliged if your could help me further in my requirement. I want this variable to be converted to a string. The purpose is that I want the entire code portion between <xmlInput> tags as a String.

Thanks in advance.

regards,

[Paul Clapham]

What kind of string? An XSLT string? (I don't understand what it would mean to convert that element to a string in XSLT so perhaps you could explain a bit more if that's the case.) Or a Java string?