I am using Xsl.XslCompiledTransform to create an Excel XML file. In the Xsl stylesheet, I have something like this:

<xsl:when test="//xs:element[ @name = local-name(current()) ]/@type = 'xs:decimal'">
   <Data ss:Type="Number">
      <xsl:value-of select="." /> 
   </Data>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="//xs:element[ @name = local-name(current()) ]/@type = 'xs:string'">
   <Data ss:Type="String">
      <xsl:value-of select="." /> 
   </Data>
</xsl:when>

However, while this works for decimal, datetime and integer types, this does not work for string type. I have found that the condition for string type is never executed. The only way I can print my string field is by having an Otherwise clause later down the Xsl stylesheet.

Does someone know why the xs:string doesn't work?