Re: [xsl] Identity Transform xml for variable

[Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx>]

So, in XSLT 2.0 do you get a usable node-set or a result tree fragment?

On Apr 1, 2005 2:05 PM, Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Karl,
> 
> At 03:12 PM 4/1/2005, you wrote:
> >I'm interested in doing an identity transform on an external XML
> >source when I load up a variable with it.  The idea is, simplify the
> >XML for later use.
> 
> A good idea -- for XSLT 2.0.
> 
> >However, not too useful if I am back to xxxx:node-set() on my variable.
> >Is this going to be the case?  Is this always going to be the case if
> >you don't use the select argument off of the variable decleration?
> 
> Yes it is.
> 
> XSLT 1.0 was deliberately designed like this, for reasons that were (it was
> eventually decided) not as compelling as the reasons people eventually
> demonstrated for wanting to process result trees ("temporary trees") in a
> single stylesheet run. That's why it's changing, and why you nevertheless
> have to use xxx:node-set() if you absolutely need the functionality in XSLT
> 1.0.
> 
> Cheers,
> Wendell
> 
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