> My XSL look like this:
>
> <xsl:template match="section">
>    <sid>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="*[1]" mode="merge" />
>    </sid>
> </xsl:template>
>
>
> Now my question is why does not it perse the whole document?

Because your template rule for <section> elements only asks for the first
child of a section element to be processed. That's what the "[1]" means.

Mike Kay


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