No because you're not copying attributes of nodes without using @*, so
that's why you have @* | node() : 

In english you are selecting "Any attribute or any node" with @* |
node() and nodes only with node()

HTH, it's often difficult to work through this XSL stuff !
CHeers - Neil


On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:34:25 -0700, "Daniel"
<softwareengineer98037@y...> wrote:

>This probably a dumb question but is
>
><xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
>
>The same as
>
><xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/>
>
>Since node() gets all child nodes of any type?
>
>
>
>"Marrow" <m--a-r-r-o-w@m-a-r-r-o-w--s-o-f-t.com> wrote in message
>news:O0yGNKylEHA.2948@T......
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> > Could the same thing be
>> > done, but with the maps document in side the data document like this:
>>
>> Yes, just change how the $maps variable is selected, e.g.
>> change this line...
>>    <xsl:variable name="maps"
>select="document('maps.xml',/)/maps/element"/>
>> to...
>>    <xsl:variable name="maps" select="/mapswithdata/maps/element"/>
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> Marrow
>> http://www.marrowsoft.com - home of Xselerator (XSLT IDE and debugger)
>> http://www.topxml.com/Xselerator
>>
>>
>> "Daniel" <softwareengineer98037@y...> wrote in message
>> news:Ovl2V0tlEHA.704@T......
>> > Thanks! That helped alot! I have another question. Could the same thing
>be
>> > done, but with the maps document in side the data document like this:
>> >
>> > Data Document (with maps document inside):
>> >
>> > <mapswithdata>
>> >  <maps>
>> >   <target id="3" name="UKmusic" />
>> >   <element source="car" target="automobile">
>> >    <attribute source="blue" target="red"/>
>> >    <attribute source="right" target="left"/>
>> >   </element>
>> >   <element source="house" target="close">
>> >    <attribute source="balcony" target="deck"/>
>> >   </element>
>> >  </maps>
>> >  <top>
>> >   <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> >   <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> >   <cars>
>> >   <car blue="1"/>
>> >   </cars>
>> >   <houses>
>> >    <house balcony="true" frontdoor="open"/>
>> >   </houses>
>> >  </top>
>> > </mapswithdata>
>> >
>> >
>> > Desired Target Document After XSLT Transformation
>> >
>> > <top>
>> >  <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> >  <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> >  <cars>
>> >   <automobile red="1"/>
>> >  </cars>
>> >  <houses>
>> >   <close deck="true"/>
>> >  </houses>
>> > </top>
>> >
>> >
>> > Ofcourse the <mapswithdata> wrapper and the <maps> node would not be
>part
>> of
>> > the output. Can this be done or must it be in another file? Any help or
>> > direction much appreciated.
>> >
>> > "Daniel" <softwareengineer98037@y...> wrote in message
>> > news:OYFQZAtlEHA.3520@t......
>> > > Thanks, you are the xsl master.
>> > >
>> > > "Marrow" <m--a-r-r-o-w@m-a-r-r-o-w--s-o-f-t.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:eBLyAXglEHA.3104@T......
>> > > > Hi Daniel,
>> > > >
>> > > > > Is there any way to make it so that the attributes are not
>persisted
>> > if
>> > > > they
>> > > > > have no entry in the maps.xml?
>> > > >
>> > > > Yes, just replace this part of the stylesheet...
>> > > >
>> > > >   <xsl:choose>
>> > > >     <xsl:when test="$this-attribute-map">
>> > > >       <xsl:attribute name="{$this-attribute-map/@target}">
>> > > >         <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>> > > >       </xsl:attribute>
>> > > >     </xsl:when>
>> > > >     <xsl:otherwise>
>> > > >       <xsl:copy/>
>> > > >     </xsl:otherwise>
>> > > >   </xsl:choose>
>> > > >
>> > > > with...
>> > > >
>> > > >   <xsl:if test="$this-attribute-map">
>> > > >     <xsl:attribute name="{$this-attribute-map/@target}">
>> > > >       <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>> > > >     </xsl:attribute>
>> > > >   </xsl:if>
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Cheers
>> > > > Marrow
>> > > > http://www.marrowsoft.com - home of Xselerator (XSLT IDE and
>debugger)
>> > > > http://www.topxml.com/Xselerator
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > "Daniel" <softwareengineer98037@y...> wrote in message
>> > > > news:uLZNdlelEHA.3816@T......
>> > > > > Is there any way to make it so that the attributes are not
>persisted
>> > if
>> > > > they
>> > > > > have no entry in the maps.xml?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > That worked accept the result it returned was:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>> > > > > <top>
>> > > > >    <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > >    <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > >    <cars>
>> > > > >       <automobile red="1"/>
>> > > > >    </cars>
>> > > > >    <houses>
>> > > > >       <close deck="true" frontdoor="open"/>
>> > > > >    </houses>
>> > > > > </top>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > but the expected result was:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <top>
>> > > > >  <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > >  <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > >  <cars>
>> > > > >   <automobile red="1"/>
>> > > > >  </cars>
>> > > > >  <houses>
>> > > > >   <close deck="true"/>
>> > > > >  </houses>
>> > > > > </top>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > For my case I do not want  frontdoor="open" to be persisted
>because
>> it
>> > > has
>> > > > > no entry in the maps document:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > <maps>
>> > > > >  <element source="car" target="automobile">
>> > > > >   <attribute source="blue" target="red"/>
>> > > > >   <attribute source="right" target="left"/>
>> > > > >  </element>
>> > > > >  <element source="house" target="close">
>> > > > >   <attribute source="balcony" target="deck"/>
>> > > > >  </element>
>> > > > > </maps>
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Everything else looks perfect.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Marrow" <m--a-r-r-o-w@m-a-r-r-o-w--s-o-f-t.com> wrote in message
>> > > > > news:eMAl%23VakEHA.3912@T......
>> > > > > > Hi Daniel,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Try something like...
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> > > > > > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
>> > > > > > xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
>> > > > > > <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
>> > > > > > <xsl:variable name="maps"
>> > > select="document('maps.xml',/)/maps/element"/>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > <xsl:template match="/">
>> > > > > >   <xsl:apply-templates/>
>> > > > > > </xsl:template>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > <xsl:template match="*">
>> > > > > >   <xsl:variable name="this-element-map" select="$maps[@source =
>> > > > > > local-name(current())]"/>
>> > > > > >   <xsl:choose>
>> > > > > >     <xsl:when test="$this-element-map">
>> > > > > >       <xsl:element name="{$this-element-map/@target}">
>> > > > > >         <xsl:apply-templates select="@*" mode="mapped">
>> > > > > >           <xsl:with-param name="attributes-map"
>> > > > > > select="$this-element-map/attribute"/>
>> > > > > >         </xsl:apply-templates>
>> > > > > >         <xsl:apply-templates/>
>> > > > > >       </xsl:element>
>> > > > > >     </xsl:when>
>> > > > > >     <xsl:otherwise>
>> > > > > >       <xsl:copy>
>> > > > > >         <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
>> > > > > >       </xsl:copy>
>> > > > > >     </xsl:otherwise>
>> > > > > >   </xsl:choose>
>> > > > > > </xsl:template>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > <xsl:template match="@*" mode="mapped">
>> > > > > >   <xsl:param name="attributes-map"/>
>> > > > > >   <xsl:variable name="this-attribute-map"
>> > > > select="$attributes-map[@source
>> > > > > =
>> > > > > > local-name(current())]"/>
>> > > > > >   <xsl:choose>
>> > > > > >     <xsl:when test="$this-attribute-map">
>> > > > > >       <xsl:attribute name="{$this-attribute-map/@target}">
>> > > > > >         <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>> > > > > >       </xsl:attribute>
>> > > > > >     </xsl:when>
>> > > > > >     <xsl:otherwise>
>> > > > > >       <xsl:copy/>
>> > > > > >     </xsl:otherwise>
>> > > > > >   </xsl:choose>
>> > > > > > </xsl:template>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > <xsl:template match="@* | text() | comment() |
>> > > > processing-instruction()">
>> > > > > >   <xsl:copy/>
>> > > > > > </xsl:template>
>> > > > > > </xsl:stylesheet>
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > HTH
>> > > > > > Marrow
>> > > > > > http://www.marrowsoft.com - home of Xselerator (XSLT IDE and
>> > debugger)
>> > > > > > http://www.topxml.com/Xselerator
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > "Daniel" <softwareengineer98037@y...> wrote in message
>> > > > > > news:%23EzPpOWkEHA.524@T......
>> > > > > > > Is this possible with an XSLT to merge these two XML documents
>> and
>> > > get
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > > > third document? If so any help, guidence, XSLT would be much
>> > > > > appreciated!
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Maps Document:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > <maps>
>> > > > > > >  <element source="car" target="automobile">
>> > > > > > >   <attribute source="blue" target="red"/>
>> > > > > > >   <attribute source="right" target="left"/>
>> > > > > > >  </element>
>> > > > > > >  <element source="house" target="close">
>> > > > > > >   <attribute source="balcony" target="deck"/>
>> > > > > > >  </element>
>> > > > > > > </maps>
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Data Document:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > <top>
>> > > > > > >  <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > > > >  <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > > > >  <cars>
>> > > > > > >   <car blue="1"/>
>> > > > > > >  </cars>
>> > > > > > >  <houses>
>> > > > > > >   <house balcony="true" frontdoor="open"/>
>> > > > > > >  </houses>
>> > > > > > > </top>
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Desired Target Document After XSLT Transformation
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > <top>
>> > > > > > >  <foo x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > > > >  <bar x="1" y="2"/>
>> > > > > > >  <cars>
>> > > > > > >   <automobile red="1"/>
>> > > > > > >  </cars>
>> > > > > > >  <houses>
>> > > > > > >   <house deck="true"/>
>> > > > > > >  </houses>
>> > > > > > > </top>
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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