Re: XSLT processor and xsl:param - expected behavior?

On 6/9/05, John Browne <jkbrowne@gmail.com> wrote: > Question.. I'm using PHP 5.0.4 with the built-in libxslt-based xsl > extension. I'm passing XSL parameters to the XSL processor like so: > > $xslt_proc->setParameter('', 'param_test', "some test value"); > > My question is, is it *required* to declare this parameter in the XSL > stylesheet with: > > <xsl:param name="param_test" /> > > What I have noticed is, the transformation is successful and works the > same whether I declare the parameter using xsl:param or not. The > following: > > <xsl:value-of select="$param_test"/> > > works fine without the xsl:param declaration, the xsl processor does > not give an error, and the parameter is available for use in the > stylesheet. > > Shouldn't the xsl:param declaration be required and cause a > transformation error if it's missing? Indeed, that's working ;) But PHP doesn't do much here, I'd say it's more a libxslt "bug", but I didn't look up the standards (but your assumption seems obvious) chregu > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- christian stocker | Bitflux GmbH | schoeneggstrasse 5 | ch-8004 zurich phone +41 1 240 56 70 | mobile +41 76 561 88 60 | fax +41 1 240 56 71 http://www.bitflux.ch | chregu@bitflux.ch | gnupg-keyid 0x5CE1DECB