Re: [xsl] Move XML elements to one place using XSLT 2.0

[Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 18 March 2010 10:12, Jacobus Reyneke <jacobusreyneke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good day,
>
> This is a low priority request, but if someone has the time, please have a
look.
>
> I have an XML document that outputs to XSL-FO using XSL 2.0.  All was
> well and happy until I tried to move all my notes in the XML file into
> an Appendix (they currently appear structurally in the same place on
> input and output). It's now a whole bottle or red wine later, but I
> still don't have the answer (pleeshh helpsh me)
>
> I'm trying to change this:
> <root>
> <a>
>   <note>aaaa</note>
>   <b>
>       <note>bbbbb</note>
>    </b>
>    <c>
>       <note>cccc</note>
>    </c>
> </a>
> </root>
>
> Into:
> <root>
> <a>
>   <b>
>    </b>
>    <c>
>    </c>
> </a>
>  <note>aaaa</note>
>  <note>bbbbb</note>
>  <note>cccc</note>
> </root>
>
> Here comes the difficult part: How can I change the following style
> sheet to do the re-shuffling without touching the first three
> templates. Currently input and output structure is the same. Now I
> need to grab the 'notes' and put them in one place but without
> affecting the rest of my xslt.
>
> <xsl:template match="a">
> ........
> </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="b">
> ........
> </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="c">
> ........
> </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="note">
> ........
> </xsl:template>

you need:

<xsl:template match="note"/>

and:

<xsl:template match="root">
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
  <xsl:copy-of select="//note"/>
</xsl:template>

If you need to process note elements rather than just copy them, then
apply-templates to them using a mode, and add that mode to your
existing note matching template.

cheers
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