Re: [xsl] Matching a recursive local element structure

[Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/02/2011 01:06, David Lee wrote:
> Thanks for the ideas (all!)
> Let me restate my question maybe it might lead to another idea  (I'm still
> floundering !)
>
> For every element declaration in an XSD I would like to generate a unique
> XSLT match expression that matches that element declaration (but no others).

First, take any named complex types/groups etc and move them inline 
within the element declaration to which they refer. Then every element 
declaration is either a global element declaration E, in which case it 
matches the pattern schema-element(E), or it is a local element 
declaration within a schema declaration, in which case it matches a 
pattern such as schema-element(E)/F/G/H.

So, it can certainly be done with schema-aware patterns 
(unsurprisingly). Can it be done in all cases with patterns that are not 
schema-aware? I don't know - but why would you want to? Surely this is 
what schema-aware XSLT is designed for?

Michael Kay