RE: Quick way to change element names

> From: Woods, Christopher

> My first attempt was to try this:
> 
> <xsl:for-each select="*"><xsl:element
> name="{concat('xhtml:',name())}"><xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:element>
> 

This is not doing what you think its doing.  A namespace prefix is not just
a string, and xmlns="blah" is not just another attribute.  You are probably
doing some unnecessary work.

Check this to learn how to output elements with a namespace prefix:

http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5536.html#d6476e1204

Read the rest of the page to learn how to handle your requirements in a more
graceful fashion.  For example, declaring a default namespace for your
document would place all nodes in the document in that namespace.

If, having done some reading, you determine your original course is correct,
a variant of the identity template will accomplish it:

<xsl:template match="*">
  <xsl:element name="local-name()" namespace="{$xhtml.namespace.uri}">
    <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>



HTH,


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Mike Haarman,
XSL Developer,
Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.