> From: Karl Stubsjoen [mailto:karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:30 AM
> Subject:  Select entire XML doc
> 
> Hello,
> 
> How do I select the entire XML document?  I need to write 
> this out in a text
> area.  This didn't work:
> 
>   <xsl:template match="/*">
>     <textarea>
>        <xsl:value-of select="/*"/>
>    </textarea>
>   </xsl:template>

Use xsl:copy-of:

<xsl:template match="/">
  <textarea>
    <xsl:copy-of select="*"/>
  </textarea>
</xsl:template>

copy-of is a deep copy; it copies all attributes, child elements and content
to the output tree.  value-of only copies the textual content of the nodes.

hth,
b.

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