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Subject: Re: [xsl] question about identity transform
From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:27:08 -0800

On 10/31/06, Bill French <bfh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,
I've used the identity transform many times to do useful things and have
often wondered about the match pattern. Why is the match pattern
"node() | @*"

rather than simply "node()"? Aren't attributes returned by node()?

node()

is abbreviation for:

child::node()

while
  @*

is an abbreviation for:

attribute::node()

When no axis is specified only one (the child axis) is assumed.

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Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev
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To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk
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You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what
you're doing is work or play

I read this and didn't find the answer:

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/identity.html

Regards

--Bill

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[xsl] question about identity transform
- Bill French - 31 Oct 2006 19:55:24 -0000
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  - Abel Braaksma - 31 Oct 2006 20:49:47 -0000
    - Dimitre Novatchev - 31 Oct 2006 22:01:47 -0000
      - Abel Braaksma - 31 Oct 2006 23:08:34 -0000
      - Dimitre Novatchev - 31 Oct 2006 23:20:57 -0000

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