RE: [xsl] Can I use xslt to change xml tag names?

Subject: RE: [xsl] Can I use xslt to change xml tag names?
From: "Conal Tuohy" <conalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:53:06 +1300
> I have the following xml file:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <dogs dog-count="2">
>     <all-dogs age="3">
>         <color>black</color>
>         <feeling>hungry</feeling>
>         <name>Puppy</name>
>     </all-dogs>
>     <all-dogs age="2">
>         <color>white</color>
>         <feeling>full</feeling>
>         <name>Snow</name>
>     </all-dogs>
> </dogs>
> 
> I want to change the tag name <dogs> into <rowset> and
> the <all-dogs> into <row>. Can I use xslt to do it? I
> only saw how to transform xml to html using xslt.

Absolutely you can - you can transform xml into xml with xslt.

<xsl:template match="dogs">
	<rowset row-count="{dog-count}">
		<xsl:apply-templates"/>
	</rowset>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="all-dogs">
	<row>
		<xsl:apply-templates"/>
	</row>
</xsl:template>

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