[xsl] Optimisation -- premature?

["John Horner" <Horner.John@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a transformation which sometimes, depending on circumstances,
creates bunch of variables used in an external function.

Let's say that logic is like this:

<xsl:if test="a_certain_flag_is_set">
   <xsl:variable name="foo" select="foo"/>
   <xsl:variable name="bar" select="bar"/>
   <xsl:variable name="baz" select="baz"/>
   <xsl:value-of select="namespace:function($foo,$bar,$baz)"/>
</xsl:if>

That's OK except that elsewhere in the stylesheet, if a different and
mutually exclusive flag is set, I need to create exactly the same
variables

<xsl:if test="a_different_flag_is_set">
   <xsl:variable name="foo" select="foo"/>
   <xsl:variable name="bar" select="bar"/>
   <xsl:variable name="baz" select="baz"/>
   <xsl:value-of select="namespace:function($foo,$bar,$baz)"/>
</xsl:if>

I want to be more efficient about this, and would rather do this at the
top of the stylesheet

<xsl:if test="a_certain_flag_is_set
              or
              a_different_flag_is_set">
   <xsl:variable name="foo" select="foo"/>
   <xsl:variable name="bar"select="bar"/>
   <xsl:variable name="baz" select="baz"/>
</xsl:if>

That is, create them once, if they're going to be needed by either
function later in the processing. Because of the way scope works in XSL,
I can't do this, can I? So, which of the two less efficient methods is
best -- create them every time the process runs, although I may not need
them, or duplicate their creation locally in the separate if-elements?

It's not a problem as such, the process works just fine, but it's
bugging me a little that I can't do it the "right" way.

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