1. XML XSLT Variables & parameters Feb 20, 2006

2. Variables ● More like an algebraic variable than a programming variable ● Think of it as similar to a constant in a programming language ● Use when you have a value that is used multiple times in a stylesheet and it is conceivable that you might want to change all values

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4. Parameters ● A parameters is like a variable ● Treated as a default value ● Can be overridden at run time ● Change one line – blue ● NetBeans does not support passing of parameters to the transformation engine

5. Exercise ● Modify one of your existing stylesheets to use a variable