Re: [xsl] flattening an xml hierarchy

[Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>]

Tim wrote:

> I'd like to remove some elements from an xml hierachy using xslt:
>
> Original xml example:
> <Dontwant1>
>    <dontwant2>foo</dontwant2>
>    <x3>
>        <x4>stuff</x4>
>        <y5>more stuff</y5>
>    </x3>
> </Dontwant1>
>
> Like to have transform output:
> <x3>
>   <x4>stuff</x4>
>    <y5>more stuff</y5>
> </x3>

  <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
     <xsl:copy>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
     </xsl:copy>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="Dontwant1 | dontwant2">
     <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
  </xsl:template>

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