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Re: XSLT template from XSLT + XML


Mike,

At 06:16 PM 9/30/2002, you wrote:
> I guess that you haven't discovered the delights of
> xsl:namespace-alias, then. You can define an "alias" namespace which
> takes the place of the XSLT namespace within your stylesheet and then
> gets replaced on output. That makes it a lot easier to write the
> stylesheets (though it's still a little confusing) because you can use
> literal result elements rather than xsl:element/xsl:attribute.

Delight is exactly the word I would use!

That made what I was trying to do as easy as a search and replace.

Just out of curiosity, is it possible to create a stylesheet that will go in
and recreate all elements and attributes?  I can see it being possible for
the elements, but the attributes would be tough, unless you can do a
for-each select="attributes" type of thing.
What's wrong with xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/> ?

If you're referring to an identity stylesheet ("recreate all elements and attributes"), it works with a single template, that looks like this:

<xsl:template match="node()|@*">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

This variant copies all element and attribute nodes, preserving their organization, but leaves processing instructions and comments out.

It's the basis for quite a number of utility operations (and a FAQ).

Cheers,
Wendell


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