Re: [xsl] I need advice on building an XSL stylesheet

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you repost, please, with the markup visible?

At 2009-03-05 14:29 -0500, D P wrote:
>    I have the following XML code:
> ...
>    I am new to XSL and have been playing around with its syntax to 
> modify (add) prefixes,

That is typically accomplished by reconstituting the elements with a 
new name that has a prefix:

   <xsl:template match="x">
     <xsl:element name="new:x" namespace="urn:x-new-namespace">
       ....

... or more generally:

   <xsl:template match="*">
     <xsl:element name="new:{local-name(.)}" namespace="urn:x-new-namespace">
       ....

> trying to design a stylesheet that will transform the above XML code 
> to the following output (note the prefixes added to certain nodes):

Okay, given that it is for only certain elements, you'll need something like:

   <xsl:template match="a | b | c | d">
     <xsl:element name="new:{local-name(.)}" namespace="urn:x-new-namespace">
       ....

>    I have not been successful in any attempt to add those prefixes 
> to the XML output, and would like feedback on how to design such a 
> style sheet that will enable me to accomplish my goal. I am using 
> XSL version 1.0.

The above is XSLT 1.0 safe.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . Ken

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