> 
> interchangeably with root or document element) means selecting the root node
> containing the specified context node.  So when you write
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
> 
> what you're saying is "select the root node of the document *and* the
> document element."  You could also do:
> 
> <xsl:template match="/*">
>   <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
> </xsl:template>
> 
>   with the exact same results. 


no. these are different. / just matches the root node not the root node
and top level element. if you xsl:copy that you'll get all the childreen
including text nodes pis and comments. If you use /* you just get
top level element nodes.

David

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