Hi Kevin,

>>> 2. <xsl:template match="*|@"> =Matches all element nodes or
>>> attributes.
>>   no, it's a syntax error. You want @*
>
> This pattern you say is a syntax error is one I use all the time and
> it works fine. Is it completely incorrect?

I suspect that you mistyped it in your original email. The pattern in:

<xsl:template match="*|@*" />

is fine. The pattern in:

<xsl:template match="*|@" />

is not because an XSLT processor should expect the @ to be followed by
a QName giving the name of the attribute or a wildcard (*).

If your XSLT processor accepts "*|@" then it's buggy.

Cheers,

Jeni

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