Re: [xsl] Beginner's question

[Jörg Heinicke <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>]

<xsl:stylesheet ...>
  <!-- parameterized stylesheet, getting param from outside -->
  <xsl:param name="desired-id"/>

  <xsl:template match="root-element">
    <xsl:copy-of select="descendant::site[uid = $desired-id]"/>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Joerg

J S Publications wrote:

> Hi
>
> Here is a simple question from an absolute beginner!
>
> Suppose I have an XML document with a complex DTD. The DTD contains an 
> element deep in the hierarchy called <site>. A <site> contains within it 
> an element called <uid> that uniquely identifies the <site>.
>
> How would I transform the XML doc to another XML doc that contained just 
> the <site> element with a given <uid> (the output to include all child 
> elements of site)?
>
> I said it was a simple question!
>
> Chris


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