-- Michael Kay [Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:32:11 -0000]:
>>?On 02/04/2002 07:01:59 PM +0100, Markus Spath wrote:
>>?>?<xsl:template match="mycustomtag">
>>?>??<p>
>>?>???<xsl:copy-of select="." />
>>?>??</p>
>>?>?</xsl:template>
>>
>>?Sorry, that's what I tried first. Thing is, it does the <p>?bit,
>>but
>>?doesn't preserve markup: you get:
>
>xsl:copy-of does preserve the markup. Perhaps you did xsl:value-of by
>mistake?


this brings up an interesting question.

which is preferred, using xsl:copy-of or putting the XML in CDATA tags, and using value-of?

I suppose it depends quite a bit on if the data is content or construction - i.e. is his "Some HTML <b>here</b>"

actual content, or is it part of the structure of the XML document?

I think my position is that his would probably be content, therefore the data should be in a CDATA block, and he should use value-of.... of course if he doesn't have control over the XML, then I guess he must use copy-of.

so, am I off base in my assessment of the line between content and structure?


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Eric Vitiello
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