Re: [xsl] How to retain the end tag when outputting an emptyelement?

["Amrendra Kumar Gupta amrendra858@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<xsl:output method="xhtml"/> Might work.

On Fri, 17 Jun, 2022, 6:15 pm Roger L Costello costello@xxxxxxxxx, <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Martin.
>
> It doesn't seem to be working.
>
> I added this namespace declaration: xmlns:saxon="http://saxon.sf.net";
>
> And added the attribute: <xsl:output method="xml" saxon:canonical="yes" />
>
> I am still getting <test/>
>
> I am using SAXON EE 10.1
>
> Suggestions?
>
> /Roger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Honnen martin.honnen@xxxxxx <
> xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 8:24 AM
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> Subject: [EXT] Re: [xsl] How to retain the end tag when outputting an
> emptyelement?
>
>
> Am 17.06.2022 um 14:15 schrieb Roger L Costello costello@xxxxxxxxx:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > For this element:
> >
> > <test>foo</test>
> >
> > The following XSLT:
> >
> >      <xsl:template match="*">
> >          <xsl:element name="{name(.)}">
> >              <xsl:apply-templates />
> >          </xsl:element>
> >      </xsl:template>
> >
> >      <xsl:template match="text()" />
> >
> > Outputs this:
> >
> > <test/>
> >
> > How do I get the XSLT processor to output both the start tag and the end
> tag:
> >
> > <test></test>
> >
> That is a serialization feature/requirement, I think in Saxon PE/EE you
> can ensure that with canonical serialization
>
> https://www.saxonica.com/html/documentation11/extensions/output-extras/serialization-parameters.html
> but of course that does some other normalization as well.