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hello all,

In XSL what would be the easiest way to remove only the <information> element of my xml file, but at the same time keeping the child elements and its contents?

Source xml file:
<envelope>
<body>
<information>
<lang>en</lang>
</information>
</body>
</envelope>

Wished transformed xml file:
<envelope>
<body>
<lang>...
</body>
</envelope>

I've managed to do it using xsl:variable with xsl:copy-of select but the problem is that I need to rewrite the tags above <information> manually in my <xsl:template > in order for them to appear. I wonder if there is an easiest way such as making a direct string replacement of the node itself such as in other programming langues (sth like a {xml document}.repla ceAll('<informa tion>', ' '), {xml document}.repla ceAll('</information>',' '). Is this possible with XSL?

Thanks,
James
Nov 24 '07 #1
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jkmyoung
2,057 Recognized Expert Top Contributor
Starting with the copy template:
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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  2. <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
  3.     <xsl:template match="*">
  4.         <xsl:copy>
  5.             <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
  6.             <xsl:apply-templates/>
  7.         </xsl:copy>
  8.     </xsl:template>
  9. </xsl:stylesheet>
  10.  
We make a special rule for information, where we don't copy the node.
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  1. <xsl:template match="information">
  2.   <xsl:apply-templates/>
  3. </xsl:template>
  4.  
Nov 26 '07 #2
James Equalizer
2 New Member
Oh well, you really made my day, thank you! Pretty tricky though, to have a <xsl:copy-of> inside a <xsl:copy>...
Nov 26 '07 #3

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