XSL(T) problems with xsl:element

pan69 · December 12th, 2007, 11:20 PM

Hi guys,

I'm pretty new to XSLT so please bare with me. I'm trying to output an XML trough XSLT to a new XML. The output XML has the same structure etc. as the source XML. However, within the transformation I filter out some stuff. I do not know what tags are being used in the source XML. I only know the structure which to filter. So, I would use something like this template the recursively go trough the source and output it as it was:

Code:

<xsl:template match="*">
    <xsl:element name="???">
        <xsl:apply-templates />
    </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>

The problem is that I need to original name of the node currently being processed for the 'name' attribute of the <xsl:element> tag. How do I get this name (and the attributes as well). Basically a 1:1 copy.

Thanks!

pan69 · December 13th, 2007, 01:51 AM

Searching for days, then you finally reach out for help you obviously find it yourself. It should be:

Code:

<xsl:template match="*">
    <xsl:element name="{name()}">
        <xsl:apply-templates />
    </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>

Notice the '{name()}' in the <xsl:element> tag... Of course, I'm still looking for a way to echo the attributes as well.

samjudson · December 13th, 2007, 05:58 AM

Most people use the identity transform:

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

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

pan69 · December 13th, 2007, 06:24 AM

That is a very elegant solution. It works and I will study it. Thank you very much!