RE: [xsl] Can you apply a template match on a copy node?

["Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>]

> Wonder if anyone can help. I have an xsl which is applying 
> templates on match. One of these templates matches on an 
> attribute. For various reasons within this template I want to 
> copy the node (filtering out the matched attribute), and then 
> apply templates to the copy of this node.

What are the various reasons?

By "the node", I assume you mean "the element that owns this attribute".
You can do

<xsl:template match="@x">
  <xsl:variable name="c">
    <xsl:for-each select="..">
      <xsl:copy>
        <xsl:copy-of select="@*[local-name()!='x']"/>
        <xsl:copy-of select="*"/>
      </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:variable>
  <xsl:apply-templates select="xx:node-set($c)"/>
</xsl:template>

But I feel sure there is a more straightforward solution to your real
problem.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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