Re: [xsl] XSLT 2.0: Reasons for mode="#all" ?

["Rene Ladan" <r.c.ladan@xxxxxxxxx>]

2006/6/6, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I was wondering if somebody could provide an example where using
>
>    mode="#all"
>
>    (http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/#modes)
>
> is necessary and useful.
>
>
> It seems to me that using this feature can be dangerous and harmful --
> when should we recommend it?
I use it to skip nodes.  Instead of
<xsl:template match="unwanted-node" mode="mode-1"/>
...
<xsl:template match="unwanted-node" mode="mode-n"/>

I just write
<xsl:template match="unwanted-node" mode="#all"/>

You could also use it to be sure to always process a certain node
(when the above XSLT templates have an actual body).

Just some suggestions...
> --
> Cheers,
> Dimitre Novatchev
> ---------------------------------------
> Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.

Regards,
Rene
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