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From: Martin Honnen <mahotrash@-----.-->
To: NULL
Date: 4/3/2008 4:54:00 PM

tshad wrote:

> and I do (if I read you correctly):
> <xsl:template match="/*">
> <xsl:copy>
> 
> I am copying copying the root Element, which in this case I assume is 
> <Report>.  So I will copy everything from <REPORT> to </REPORT>

No, xsl:copy does a _shallow_ copy of the _node_ so it will insert an 
element named 'REPORT' in the result tree. The contents of that element 
in the result tree is then filled by XSLT instructions and literal 
result elements inside of the xsl:copy.

> If I do:
> <xsl:template match="/">
> <xsl:copy>
> 
> I am copying the whole document from <?xml...> to </REPORT>

No, you are doing a shallow copy of a document node meaning when the 
xsl:copy has been executed the result tree has an otherwise empty 
document node that is then later filled by the XSLT instructions and 
literal result elements inside of the xsl:copy.

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

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