> Since it is proposed to be the first of the two alternatives, which is
> not copying, then I withdraw my comment.
>
> Perhaps modified-copy would be a better name.

I would propose:

  <xsl:mode default-action="clone"/>

So, we are not interested in the exact way the clone is produced (or
its granularity) as long as we get an exact clone of the input.

This has a good meaning even for infinite XML documents, in a process
which may never stop, but is continuously producing the expected
results.

I would suggest to consider the verb:

  <xsl:process/>
or

  <xsl:processing-mode/>

instead of <xsl:mode/>

as we already have a "mode" attribute with slightly different scope
(template selection).



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Dimitre Novatchev
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Colin Paul Adams
<colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>    >> What could be more explicit than copy?
>    Andrew> The (slight) problem with just "copy" is that there are
>    Andrew> two types of copy: shallow and deep, and so its not clear
>    Andrew> immediately clear whether the default action for "copy"
>    Andrew> is:
>
>    Andrew> <xsl:copy> <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
>
>    Andrew> or
>
>    Andrew> <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
>
>    Andrew> Maybe "copy" could be improved on to make it clear that
>    Andrew> it's not a straight copy, for example "copy-descent"
>    Andrew> (that's an example, not a suggestion!)
>
> Since it is proposed to be the first of the two alternatives, which is
> not copying, then I withdraw my comment.
>
> Perhaps modified-copy would be a better name.
> --
> Colin Adams
> Preston Lancashire