Re: Fun with XSLT

Matthew Croud wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Well i;ve been slaving on with my PHP XML endeavors and i'm loving it, > just finishing the meaty parts of my XSLT for dummies book too. > > I have a question which asks "is it possible?". > > Using XSLT I can collect specific parts of my XML using something sexy > like <xsl:template match="umbungo">. Lets say however, that I need to > use XSLT, but I would want the user to select which element they > request. In other words, they are given a form with options and that > form can manipulate the .XSL file. > > Now I know it could be done in a lengthly manner by just opening the XSL > file and manipulating it like fopen or something like that, but is there > a way to somehow embed the contents of the xml into the php code (like > using <<< EOF for html), and being able to substitute the template match > string for a variable ? > > Any ideas ? > > Thanks Gamesmaster, > Matt > Despite my other post, of course you can generate the XSL on the fly: <?php $choice='umbongo'; $xslScript <<<EoXSL <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" /> <xsl:template match='/'> <xsl:apply-templates/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match='{$choice}'><xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> EoXSL $xslt = new DOMDocument(); $xslt->loadXML($xslScript); // ... etc... ?> -- Peter Ford phone: 01580 893333 Developer fax: 01580 893399 Justcroft International Ltd., Staplehurst, Kent