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At 2013-01-20 20:36 -0300, Max Toro wrote:
Excluding the use of xsl:result-document, is the result of an XSLT transformation always a document-node() ? If your transformation is creating a variable, the choice is yours. You are not obliged to create a tree with a document-node() in a variable, as you can if you wish (among other choices) create a variable node sequence of one with that element being the apex of a tree (I'll avoid using the word "root" since it isn't a document-node()). Check out my diagram on page 223 of my XSLT book ... the complete book can be found for a free preview here: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/training/#ptux In that diagram (I cannot attach it to a post to the XSL List) you can see I've summarized the memory organization of four different declarations: - atomic sequence - node sequence - temporary tree - node set The properties of the four kinds of declarations give you control over how you want to access the information you've put in your variable. So, the following is a tree with three nodes, a document-node() at the top and two element nodes with nesting: <xsl:variable name="v1">
<test><abc/></test>
</xsl:variable>The following is a tree with just the two element nodes, with <test> at the apex: <xsl:variable name="v2" as="node()">
<test><abc/></test>
</xsl:variable>I hope this helps. . . . . . . . Ken -- Contact us for world-wide XML consulting and instructor-led training Free 5-hour lecture: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/links/udemy.htm Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/ G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Google+ profile: https://plus.google.com/116832879756988317389/about Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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