Re: [xsl] "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"

[Jörg Heinicke <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>]

David Carlisle wrote:

> > But when will <xsl:template match="@href"> be selected? 
>
> A template is only executed if its match attribute matches a node in the
> current node list (and has highest priority/import precedence)
>
> Since attributes are not in the default selection of apply-templates
> this template will only fire if you explictly include the attribute axis
> in some apply-templates. But I thought you said that you were not
> selecting attributes when you got the error.
>
> As it uses xsl:attribute, then it should generate a runtime error if it
> is not immediately after a new element node has been started in the
> result tree. But if templates are not applied to attributes, then this
> can never happen.


There are a few more templates which apply @href, but they all create a new 
element in the result tree. As I said the stylesheet worked before changing 
the first template to "node()". So there must be an "auto-apply". I really 
tested it with <xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/> in the first template.

> > You can try it out with Xalan.
> Not without a full (small) example stylesheet and source doc, I can't.


This will work with every xml and xsl. You only need an <xsl:attribute> without a new element.


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root/> 



<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
   <xsl:template match="root">
       <xsl:attribute name="test">test</xsl:attribute>
   </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>


I tried it with the current version 2.2.D11.

Joerg

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