## page was renamed from DevCenter/Documentation/ExtensionObjects/MicrosoftXSLT
=== Microsoft XSLT ===

Purpose:
  Microsoft implemented additional methods not part of the XSLT 1.1 standard.  This work was done prior to the XSLT 2.0 and EXSLT specifications being finalized.

Namespace:
  {{{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt}}}

Prefix:
  {{{msxsl}}}

Methods:
  node-set(string  textualXML):
    Converts textual XML into a node set in a new XML document.  Most often used to convert intermediate XML back into a working node set for additional processing.
    <<BR>>

    Returns:
      A node set equivalent to the provided textual XML.

    Example:
      Determine a unique set of style names for a group of paragraphs.

      {{{
<xsl:variable name="VarStylesAsXML">
 <xsl:for-each select="$VarParagraphs">
  <xsl:variable name="VarParagraph" select="." />

  <wwstyle:Style name="{$VarParagraph/@stylename}" />
 </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="VarStyles" select="msxsl:node-set($VarStylesAsXML)/*" />

<xsl:variable name="VarUniqueStylesAsXML">
 <xsl:for-each select="$VarStyles">
  <xsl:variable name="VarStyle" select="." />

  <xsl:variable name="VarStylesWithName" select="key('wwstyles-styles-by-name', $VarStyle/@name)" />
  <xsl:if test="count($VarStyle | $VarStylesWithName[1]) = 1">
   <xsl:copy-of select="$VarStyle" />
  </xsl:if>
 </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="VarUniqueStyles" select="msxsl:node-set($VarUniqueStylesAsXML)" />
}}}