Re: [xsl] Automatically copying an element's attributes and their values

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2003-09-07 16:13 -0400, Mary McRae wrote:
> I would like to pass through attributes and their
> values without having to a) test to see if the
> attribute has a value specified, and b) explicitly
> output the value.

This can be done with the single instruction:

  <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>

> I tried using the code submitted by Mike Brown in
> Dave Pawson's FAQ:
>
> <ns0:para>
>         <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>         <xsl:attribute name="name()">
>                         <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>                 </xsl:attribute>
>     </xsl:for-each>

What is missing here is the attribute value template.  The example above 
should be:

   <xsl:attribute name="{name()}">

The attribute value template causes the contents to be evaluated.

Either the example is wrong, or during transcription the brace brackets 
were missed.

I hope this helps.

.............. Ken


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