RE: Identity Transform

[ Abie Hamaoui]
> 
> hello there,
> why does the standard identity transform use copy instead of copy-of?
> ie:
>   <xsl:template match="/ | @* | node()">
>     <xsl:copy>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
>     </xsl:copy>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> instead of just
>   <xsl:template match="/">
>     <xsl:copy-pf select="."/>
>   </xsl:template>
> 

One reason is that you often do not __quite__ want an identity transform
- you want to change one or a few things but leave verything else the
same.  With the standard approach you can do that, with the copy-of you
cannot.

Cheers,

Tom P

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