Convert element name to text

[ted]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone might be kind enough to tell me how to convert an element name to text.
A contrived, but simple example:

<LIST>
<Color>Blue</Color>
<Size>Small</Small>
</LIST>

converted to:

<LIST>
<ATTRIBUTE>
<TYPE>Color</TYPE>
<VALUE>Blue<VALUE>
</ATTRIBUTE>
<ATTRIBUTE>
<TYPE>Size</TYPE>
<VALUE>Small</VALUE>
</ATTRIBUTE>
</LIST>

Thanks very much,
T

[Radu]

Hi Ted,

Here is a small XSL sample to get you going:

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<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">

    <xsl:template match="/">

        <LISTS>

            <xsl:apply-templates/>

        </LISTS>

    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="LIST">

        <ATTRIBUTE>

            <TYPE><xsl:value-of select="local-name(Color)"/></TYPE>

            <VALUE>Blue</VALUE>

        </ATTRIBUTE>

        <ATTRIBUTE>

            <TYPE><xsl:value-of select="local-name(Size)"/></TYPE>

            <VALUE>Small</VALUE>

        </ATTRIBUTE>

    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Notice the local-name method used to get the node local name.
You can also use the node-name method to get the whole tag name (with prefix).

Regards,
Radu

[ted]

ah, local-name(), thats what I was after!
Thanks very much.