XSLT Function to exclude Parent Element

Srinibondugula · May 11th, 2013, 07:36 PM

Hello,

This might sound simple to experts in the forum, but would really appreciate if somebody can help me.

Input

<VehicleLookupOut>
<ReturnCode>?</ReturnCode>
<Reg>?</Reg>
<Make>?</Make>
<Model>?</Model>
<Mark>?</Mark>
<Year>?</Year>
<IntCode>?</IntCode>
<ManufactureYear>?</ManufactureYear>
</VehicleLookupOut>

Desired Output

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ns="http://directlinegroup.co.uk/schemas/webservice/common/header/external/1/0/" xmlns:ns1="http://directlinegroup.co.uk/schemas/vehicle/lookup/in/businessentity/1/0/" xmlns:dpm="http://www.datapower.com/schemas/management" xmlns:env="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<ns1:VehicleLookupOut>
<VehicleLookupResponse>
<ReturnCode>?</ReturnCode>
<Reg>?</Reg>
<Make>?</Make>
<Model>?</Model>
<Mark>?</Mark>
<Year>?</Year>
<IntCode>?</IntCode>
<ManufactureYear>?</ManufactureYear>
</VehicleLookupResponse>
</ns1:VehicleLookupOut>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Under VehicleLookupResponse, I need the entire XML response to be copied as i will be hardcoding elements <ns1:VehicleLookupOut> and <VehicleLookupResponse> in XSLT. I've tried using <xsl:copy-of select="."/> but the entire context node is getting copied which means <VehicleLookupOut> element is getting repeated in the response. So i will have to exclude the parent element while reading the response.

Please could you help me?

Martin Honnen · May 12th, 2013, 05:00 AM

Well you haven't posted your XSLT, if the copy-of select="." copies the VehicleLookupOutput and you don't want that then using

Code:

<xsl:copy-of select="node()"/>

to copy only the child nodes of the context node (which seems to be the VehicleLookupOutput) should do what you want, or perhaps

Code:

<xsl:copy-of select="*"/>

to copy all child elements.
As an alternative use

Code:

<xsl:stylesheet
xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"  xmlns:ns="http://directlinegroup.co.uk/schemas/webservice/common/header/external/1/0/"   xmlns:ns1="http://directlinegroup.co.uk/schemas/vehicle/lookup/in/businessentity/1/0/"  xmlns:dpm="http://www.datapower.com/schemas/management"  xmlns:env="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
  version="1.0">

<xsl:template match="/">
<soapenv:Envelope>
<soapenv:Header>
  </soapenv:Header>
   <soapenv:Body>
          <xsl:apply-templates/>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
</xsl:template>

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

<xsl:template match="VehicleLookupOutput">
<ns1:VehicleLookupOut>
         <VehicleLookupResponse>
               <xsl:apply-templates/>
         </VehicleLookupResponse>
      </ns1:VehicleLookupOut>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>