Re: [xsl] Remove element that all its descendants have no text nodes

[Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>]

Israel Viente wrote:

> I didn't understand why we need the second rule too.
>
> <xsl:template match="span[not(*) and not(normalize-space(.))]">
> </xsl:template>
>
> If you have time to explain a bit how this combination works I'll be very happy.

In the sample
  <p dir="rtl"><span id="textStyle10"></span><sup>1</sup></p>
you want to remove the empty 'span' element but keep the 'p' and its 
'sup' child. The template above ensures that the empty 'span' is removed.

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