9916 2010-06-11 22:49:02 +0000 Allow patterns to access template parameters 2014-05-15 14:00:41 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XPath / XQuery / XSLT XSLT 3.0 Working drafts PC All CLOSED WONTFIX P2 normal --- 1 evan mike public-qt-comments oldest_to_newest 36123 0 evan 2010-06-11 22:49:02 +0000 It would be really useful if patterns could have access to template parameters. The parameter would still have to be declared by the template for it to be visible (as with tunnel parameters). Also, when visible, it would shadow any global variables with the same name (just as with local variables/parameters). For example: <xsl:template match="*[. is $node]"> <xsl:param name="node" tunnel="yes"/> <found/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="*"> <not-found/> </xsl:template> Right now I have to use <xsl:choose> (yuck). I can't think of any issues with this other than the somewhat unintuitive aspect of the parameter being declared just below where it's being referenced (as opposed to above). 36124 1 mike 2010-06-11 23:08:11 +0000 I'm a little sceptical about the value of this (but open to persuasion). One obvious complication is the effect on xsl:next-match and xsl:apply-imports. 36962 2 mike 2010-07-16 15:14:44 +0000 The WG looked at this with interest. But there was a general feeling that it would be too confusing.