[xsl] Theory: Identity Transforms

["Rick Quatro" <frameexpert@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I am trying to get a handle on some basic XSLT concepts. I am looking at 
identity transforms and see these two basic templates:

<xsl:template match="node()|@*">
 <xsl:copy>
   <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
 </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="node()|@*" mode="copy">
 <xsl:copy>
   <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
   <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy"/>
 </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

I don't understand the difference between the two. Thanks in advance.

Rick Quatro
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