The first one applies template rules to attribute nodes, the second one
copies attribute nodes unconditionally. If you don't have any template rules
that match attribute nodes, then they do exactly the same thing.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Quatro [mailto:frameexpert@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 01 February 2006 17:32
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [xsl] Theory: Identity Transforms
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I am trying to get a handle on some basic XSLT concepts. I am 
> looking at 
> identity transforms and see these two basic templates:
> 
> <xsl:template match="node()|@*">
>   <xsl:copy>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> <xsl:template match="node()|@*" mode="copy">
>   <xsl:copy>
>     <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> I don't understand the difference between the two. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing
> 585-659-8267
> www.frameexpert.com