Re: copying attributes to all child nodes

Terence,

You can add a default copy template:

   <xsl:template match="*" mode="copy">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy" select="@*"/>
            <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy"/>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

and match the exact elements you want the attribute added to in the copy
template that does also the attribute addition:

   <xsl:template match="next2element | next3element" mode="copy">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:attribute name="attributeX"><xsl:value-of
select="//*/@attributeX"/></xsl:attribute>
            <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy" select="@*[name() !=
'attributeX']"/>
            <xsl:apply-templates mode="copy"/>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

Best Regards,
 George
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terence Mac Goff" <tmacgoff@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:00 PM
Subject: Re:  copying attributes to all child nodes


> Ken and George, thanks for both your great replies.
>
> I think I understand the process a bit better, and hopefully my
terminology
> will improve over time!
>
> One last question - If I wanted to get the attribute applied to only
> specific elements within the node, woudl I be better with a xsl:choose? or
> a select?
>
> <top.level.node attributeX="123456">
>          <next element attributeXYZ="654321">
>                  <next2element attributeX="123456"> this is some
> text</next2element>
>                  <next2element attributeX="123456"> this is some more text
> </next2element>
>          </nextelement>
> </top.level.node>
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>


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