Re: [xsl] XHTML->XHTML w/ XSLT, modifying only specific element(s)

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

At 2004-10-24 12:38 -0700, Evan Nemerson wrote:
> I'm trying to use XSLT to transform XHTML to XHTML, modifying only specific
> elements in the process--specifically, I want to append a link within
> blockquote elements which uses the cite and title attributes of the
> blockquote tags. Here's what I have right now:

You are heading in the right direction.

>   <xsl:template match="blockquote[@cite and @title]">

I suspect you want match="xhtml:blockquote[@cite and @title]" ... though 
you don't give a snippet of your input XHTML, you probably are using the 
default namespace.  XPath 1.0 does not use the default namespace.

>       <a class="serendipity_blockquoteReferenceLink">
>         <xsl:attribute-set name="href"><xsl:value-of
> select="@cite"/></xsl:attribute-set>
>         <xsl:value-of select="@title"/>
>       </a>

BTW, you could use:

   <a class="serendipity_blockquoteReferenceLink"
      href="{@cite}">
     <xsl:value-of select="@title"/>
   </a>

The instruction was also incorrect: you could have used <xsl:attribute> not 
the <xsl:attribute-set> that you used, but my use of the attribute value 
template is more succinct.

> Nothing I put in that second xsl:template element seems to have any effect.

I'm guessing that your input has a namespace associated with the default 
namespace ... your element names are not prefixed but your qualified names 
probably have non-null associated namespace URIs.  The way you wrote your 
template rule was matching "blockquote" in no namespace, not "blockquote" 
in the XHTML namespace.

> Sorry to post such a simple question, but I'm completely stumped.

It is a FAQ to ask why a non-prefixed element name in a match is not 
matching elements from a namespace.

I hope this helps.

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

p.s. Note that XSLT 1.0 does not specify an XHTML output method, only an 
XML output method, so you will get an XML result, but you won't get an 
XHTML result.

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