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Re: How to remove nodes from the XML tree? (advanced)

From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dimitren@---.---.-->
To: NULL
Date: 5/2/2007 6:23:00 PM

Hi M,

"M" <m@m...> wrote in message news:eWXaXrOjHHA.4624@T......
> Hi Dimitre,
>
>>  <xsl:template match=
>>   "*[* and not(descendant::*[not(*) and not(self::bad)])]"/>
>
> That's very elegant! And works beautifully.
>
> However, one small caveat....
>
> Applied to the following:-
>
> <a>
> <bad/>
> </a>
>
> The stylesheet would return nothing.  According to the strict requirement,
> that would be correct - although, personally, potentially producing an
> essentially non-well-formed document would concern me.  Perhaps just a
> slight modification...

I am always trying to comply maximally to the strict requirements and not to 
guess and I believe this is to the benefit of everyone involved.

Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev


>
> <xsl:template match="*[* and parent::* and not(descendant::*[not(*) and
> not(self::bad)])]"/>
>
> would at least ensure the root element was re-produced.
>
> Cheers
> M
>
>


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