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Re: Question on flow

From: Martin Honnen <mahotrash@-----.-->
To: NULL
Date: 4/2/2008 5:42:00 PM

tshad wrote:

> But then what is happening as to the use of "/*" vs "/" vs "REPORT" in my
> first template line.
> 
> Both "/*" and "REPORT" give me the same results.  But if I have "/" and
> <xsl:copy>, I don't get a root tag.  If I do "/" and "<REPORTING> (in place
> of the <xsl:copy>), it works fine with <REPORTING> as my root tag.
> 
> It seems the "/" drops the root node (with copy) and "/*" (with copy) uses 
> the existing root node.
> 
> I assume the reason "/" and <REPORT> work is because "/" is dropping the 
> root (document) node but I am supplying my own.
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
>   <xsl:copy>
> 
> doesn't work (missing root node)

The root node in the XSLT/XPath model is the document node, it is 
different from the root element.
So
   <xsl:template match="/">
matches the root node and you can copy that if you want but it is 
different from
   <xsl:template match="/*">
which matches the root element.




-- 

	Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
	http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/


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