RE: FW: Using a processing instruction to remove a nod

You want

<xsl:template match="node">
 <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="node[preceding-sibling::node()
                            [not(self::text())][1]
                            [self::processing-instruction('REMOVE')]]"/>

I.e. if the first node (other than text nodes) before the node in
question is a processing instruction, don't copy it.

Michael Kay


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> Beyer,Nathan
> Sent: 15 January 2004 16:48
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> Subject:  FW: Using a processing instruction to remove a node
> 
> 
> 
> I have an XML document with a processing instruction that 
> precedes a node that I'd like removed, but I'm having trouble 
> with the XSL. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> Here's an example of the XML document.
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <root>
> 	<node value="1">
> 		<inner-node>1</inner-node>
> 	</node>
> 	<?REMOVE?>
> 	<node value="2">
> 		<inner-node>2 - remove me</inner-node>
> 	</node>
> 	<node2 value="3">
> 		<inner-node>3</inner-node>
> 	</node2>
> 	<node2 value="4">
> 		<inner-node>4</inner-node>
> 	</node2>
> </root>
> 
> This is the result I want.
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <root>
> 	<node value="1">
> 		<inner-node>1</inner-node>
> 	</node>
> 	<node2 value="3">
> 		<inner-node>3</inner-node>
> 	</node2>
> 	<node2 value="4">
> 		<inner-node>4</inner-node>
> 	</node2>
> </root>
> 
> Here's the XSL I have currently.
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
> <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8"/>
> <xsl:template match="node()">
> 	<xsl:copy>
> 		<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
> 		<xsl:apply-templates 
> select="node()[not(preceding-sibling::processing-instruction('
> REMOVE'))]
> "/>
> 	</xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template match="processing-instruction('REMOVE')">
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> Here's the result that I'm getting.
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <root>
> 	<node value="1">
> 		<inner-node>1</inner-node>
> 	</node>
> </root>
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