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Syntax

call template-name (parameter-name = value) {
    /* code */
}

Release Information

Statement introduced in version 1.0 of the SLAX language.

Description

Call a named template. You can pass parameters into the template by including a comma-separated list of parameters, with the parameter name and an optional equal sign (=) and value expression. If a value is not specified, the current value of the parameter is passed to the template.

You can declare additional parameters inside the code block using the with statement.

Attributes

template-name
—

Specifies the name of the template to call.

SLAX Example

match configuration {
    var $name-servers = name-servers/name;
    call temp();
    call temp($name-servers, $size = count($name-servers));
    call temp() {
        with $name-servers;
        with $size = count($name-servers);
    }
 
    template temp($name-servers, $size = 0) {
        <output> "template called with size " _ $size;
    }
}

XSLT Equivalent

<xsl:template match="configuration">
    <xsl:variable name="name-servers" select="name-servers/name"/>
    <xsl:call-template name="temp"/>
    <xsl:call-template name="temp">
        <xsl:with-param name="name-servers" select="$name-servers"/>
        <xsl:with-param name="size" select="count($name-servers)"/>
    </xsl:call-template>
    <xsl:call-template name="temp">
        <xsl:with-param name="name-servers" select="$name-servers"/>
        <xsl:with-param name="size" select="count($name-servers)"/>
    </xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>
 
<xsl:template name="temp">
    <xsl:param name="name-servers"/>
    <xsl:param name="size" select="0"/>
    <output>
        <xsl:value-of select="concat('template called with size ', $size)"/>
    </output>
</xsl:template>

Usage Examples

See Example: Requiring and Restricting Configuration Statements, Example: Imposing a Minimum MTU Setting, and Example: Automatically Configuring Logical Interfaces and IP Addresses.

 

Related Documentation

 

Published: 2013-07-26

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