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

[David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I use it to skip nodes.

similarly I have used it to define general fallback or error conditions.

the following is cut from a stylesheet that's in active development here
as part of the day job.


<xsl:template mode="#all" match="*">
<xsl:message>
Unknown element <xsl:value-of select="name()"/>
==
<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
==
</xsl:message>
//
// Unknown element <xsl:value-of select="name(),ancestor-or-self::*[*/@xid][1]/*/@xid"/>
//
</xsl:template>

Basically it means that you can define (or re-define) the equivalent of
the default template which applies to all modes with xslt syntax, rather
than it being a magic internal thing not exactly equivalent to any
expression in the language.


David

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