Subject: Re: Copy vs copy-of (was: How to delete empty element tag from output XML?)
From: Jeni Tennison <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 09:43:46 +0000
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Topher,
> How would your sample below be different from
> <xsl:template match="*" mode="copy-unless-empty">
> <xsl:if test="node()">
> <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
> </xsl:if>
> </xsl:template>
>> <xsl:template match="*" mode="copy-unless-empty">
>> <xsl:if test="node()">
>> <xsl:copy>
>> <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
>> <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>> </xsl:copy>
>> </xsl:if>
>> </xsl:template>
There might be a difference if the element that's being matched has
non-text children. For example:
<p>Copy me and forget my <em>emphasis</em>.</p>
would remain as it is under the first template, but under the second
it would become:
<p>Copy me and forget my emphasis.</p>
Cheers,
Jeni
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