Re: [xsl] copy attribute question

[Garvin Riensche <g.riensche@xxxxxxx>]

Michael Kay schrieb:
> If template 1 doesn't produce any output that's because it's not being
> invoked. Where is the apply-templates call that selects a node that it would
> match?
There is none. So the default apply-templates is used which doesn't 
select template 1 because it matches an attribute node.

regards,
Garvin

> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/ 
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Garvin Riensche [mailto:g.riensche@xxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: 24 March 2009 22:14
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [xsl] copy attribute question
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am wondering why the context seems to be different in the 
> > following templates because I thought the output would be the same.
> >
> > Input:
> > <a id="1"/>
> >
> > Template 1:
> > <xsl:template match="a/@*">
> >    <aa>
> >      <xsl:copy/>
> >    </aa>
> > </xsl:template>
> >
> > Template 2:
> > <xsl:template match="a">
> >    <xsl:for-each select="@*">
> >      <aa>
> >        <xsl:copy/>
> >      </aa>
> >    </xsl:for-each>
> > </xsl:template>
> >
> > Template 1 doesn't produce any output and template 2 outputs:
> > <aa id="1"/>
> >
> > Why doesn't Template 1 copy the attribute node to element 
> > <aa> like template 2?
> >
> >
> > regards,
> > Garvin