RE: PB using the name attribute of xsl:element

> I do not manage to use the element <xsl:element> as I wish it. 
> I would like to use the value of an attribute to create the 
> name of my new element.
> (for instance to convert <item class="classe1"/> into 
> <classe1>...</classe1>)
> 
> I am using it like that :
> 
> < xsl:element name="{./@name}">... </xsl:element>
> 

Perhaps you want

<xsl:element name="{./@class}">... </xsl:element>

Apart from that it looks OK (unless namespaces are involved).

Of course ./@class can be simplified to @class

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/