Re: [xsl] template match on attribute, copy but change value

["Benjamin Farrow" <lovinjess@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi again,

Section 7.5 of the Rec says:
When the current node is an attribute, then if it would be an error to use 
xsl:attribute to create an attribute with the same name as the current node, 
then it is also an error to use xsl:copy (see [7.1.3 Creating Attributes 
with xsl:attribute]).

I took this to mean that xsl:copy won't work just as using xsl:attribute 
with the same name as the current node...however, the below template works 
(replacing same template from my previous post).  When xsl:copy didn't work 
and I found that definition I didn't initially test this approach...my gut 
told me to try it anyways after looking around...

 <xsl:template match="@myAtt">
   <xsl:attribute name="myAtt">
     <xsl:value-of select="'hi there'"/>
   </xsl:attribute>
 </xsl:template>


Well, I guess I'm on my way, but if anybody has comments as to this 
approach, I would more than welcome them.

Thanks,
 Benjamin

> From: "Benjamin Farrow" <lovinjess@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [xsl] template match on attribute, copy but change value
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:51:08 -0700
>
> Hi,
>  I'm attempting to find a single attribute and change it's value.  I 
> thought this should be simple, but it just doesn't seem to be working.  
> Looking at the Rec it says that xsl:copy is not allowed to copy the 
> attribute and change it's value (what it looks like in the archives that I 
> found as well).  So my question is, can I use the identity transform, then 
> have a template matching a specific attribute and copy the attribute to the 
> result, but change it's value?
>
> XML File:
> <test>
>  <Element myAtt="test">
>    <child/>
>  </Element>
> </test>
>
>
> XSL File:
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
>
>  <xsl:template match="/">
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match="@myAtt">
>    <xsl:copy> <!-- this is ignored and will not let me change the value 
> -->
>    <xsl:value-of select="'hi there'"/>
>    </xsl:copy>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  <xsl:template match="node()|@*">
>    <xsl:copy>
>      <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
>    </xsl:copy>
>  </xsl:template>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> Expected Output:
> <test>
>  <Element myAtt="hi there">
>    <child/>
>  </Element>
> </test>
>
>
> Thanks for any comments,
>  Benjamin
>
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