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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20897 xsl:attribute and element extensions Summary: xsl:attribute and element extensions Product: XalanJ2 Version: 2.5 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: Other Component: org.apache.xalan.templates AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using extension elements inside of xsl:attribute produces error: "javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: ns:name is not allowed in this position in the stylesheet!" For instance, if I have describe prefix "my" as an extension element prefix, and there's element "url" in this namespace, call to <xsl:attribute name="HREF"> <my:url>...</my:url> </xsl:attribute> will produce error described above. Extension usage such as this is particulary convinient for URL creation. Workaround in this situation will be using temp variable: <xsl:variable name="href"> <my:url>...</my:url> </xsl:variable> <xsl:attribute name="HREF"> <xsl:value-of select="$href"/> </xsl:attribute> As I understand, error is being raise during stylesheet parsing. Still, I couldn't find such a restriction anywhere in the XSLT 1.0 specification. Paragraph 7.1.3 of the spec only says that it's an error "Creating nodes other than text nodes during the instantiation of the content of the xsl:attribute element; implementations may either signal the error or ignore the offending nodes." But I don't think this paragraph can be applied to this situation. Otherwise, spec allows using "Content: template" inside of xsl:attribute and extension elements belong to this group.
