exslt variable?

Hello everybody,

I'm new in this mailling list, and i am really interested in exslt.
I've seen a lot of functionnality that are a true lack in standard xslt, but there is point that is not evocated.

The lack of functionnality for xsl:variable and xsl:param

When you use xsl you often avoid xsl:for-each by using xsl:template but then, variable are lost.
And i'm forced to use a heavy xsl:with-param at each xsl:apply-templates for each of my variable that i want to acceed later.

But doing this i cant' use xsl:apply-imports, because in these case parameters are lost.


Is it stupid to imagine an "standard" extension that allow to stock a variable and get it when needed (and clean it)

I did a stuff like
<msxsl:script implements-prefix="myprefix" language="JavaScript"><![CDATA[
var xslscontext = Array();
function setcontext(context)
  {
     xslscontext[xslscontext.length] = context;
     return '';
  }
function getcontext()
  {
     return xslscontext[xslscontext.length-1];
  }
function clearcontext()
  {
     xslscontext.pop();
     return '';
  }
]]></msxsl:script>

and use it like :
<xsl:template match="nodetostock">
    <xsl:value-of select="myprefix:setcontext(current())"/>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
    <xsl:value-of select="myprefix:clearcontext()"/>
</xsl:template>

for msxml but i don't know how to do it with other processor.

And i think a component like
<xsl:template match="nodetostock">
  <myprefix:setcontext select="current()">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
  </myprefix:setcontext>
</xsl:template>

But i don't have experience with component.

And by this way i only stock 1 variable.

It would be fine to have a standard component (like exslt) to have variable more accessible than in simple xslt


You can find my full xsl at : 
http://bouba.no-ip.com/xsl/xslscript/xslscript.xsl
but it is embed in a bigger project wich allow me to put "xsl like tag" in my xml file.

Thanks, 
and sorry for my poor english 

Bruno PIERRE.