> <xsl:template match="//tagname1[fads and @fads]/tagname2">
> <xsl:choose>
> <xsl:when test=" self::*"><!-- if it points to element -->
> <TagOperation>
> </xsl:when>
> <xsl:otherwise><!-- if it points to attribute-->
> <AttributeOperation>
> </xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:template>

With this template only elements with name "tagname2" (and tagname1 as
parent, which ...) will be processed. So you don't need to test on element
or attribute.

Regards,

Joerg


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