html tags within xsl:value-of

I am trying to send html tags via a variable into an XSL stylesheet. I
would like to put all of the HTML formatting into my variable and
minimize the work that needs to be done within the stylesheet.

My problem is that when I try to pass HTML formatting into an
<xsl:value-of> tag the < and > characters are transposed to < and >.

For example:

parameter inParam (set to "<b>Test</b>")

<xsl:value-of select="$inParam" />

browser output:

<b>Test</b>

not what I wanted (BOLD "Test").

When I view source I see:

<b>Test</b>

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Edward

Edward

Edward wrote:
> I am trying to send html tags via a variable into an XSL stylesheet. I
> would like to put all of the HTML formatting into my variable and
> minimize the work that needs to be done within the stylesheet.
>
> My problem is that when I try to pass HTML formatting into an
> <xsl:value-of> tag the < and > characters are transposed to < and >.
>
> For example:
>
> parameter inParam (set to "<b>Test</b>")
>
> <xsl:value-of select="$inParam" />
>
> browser output:
>
> <b>Test</b>
>
> not what I wanted (BOLD "Test").
>
> When I view source I see:
>
> <b>Test</b>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Edward

I go the solution on another forum:

<xsl:value-of
select="$inParam"
disable-output-escaping="yes" />

Edward

Edward wrote:
> I am trying to send html tags via a variable into an XSL stylesheet. I
> would like to put all of the HTML formatting into my variable and
> minimize the work that needs to be done within the stylesheet.
>
> My problem is that when I try to pass HTML formatting into an
> <xsl:value-of> tag the < and > characters are transposed to < and >.
>
> For example:
>
> parameter inParam (set to "<b>Test</b>")
>
> <xsl:value-of select="$inParam" />
>
> browser output:
>
> <b>Test</b>
>
> not what I wanted (BOLD "Test").
>
> When I view source I see:
>
> <b>Test</b>
>
> Any ideas?

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///Peter