xsl transformation 1

[wow1977]

Hello @ all

well I am new to XML/XSLT and have problem with transforming an xml document. I need to delete the content of an element and to copy the rest of the file.

For example:

<Name>
<Barbie>
</Name>
<Age>
<21>
</Age>
<Location>
<Japan>
</Location>


I need this result:
<Name>
<Barbie>
</Name>
<Age>
<>
</Age>
<Location>
<Japan>
</Location>

it would be great if someone could help me out.

THX

 

[tsuji]

The forum in principle can help, but not do the assignment for you. What have you done with it?

 

[wow1977]

Hi there...sorry for not giving more informations,
actually I haven´t a methóde to delte certain elements, I am only able to copy the whole document applying:

<xsl:template match="RootElement">
<xsl:copy-of select="*"/>
</xsl:template>
, so far i dont know, how to copy-and-delete certain elements.

thx

 

[tsuji]

With "deep copy" (xs:copy-of) and template like that where do you put up the RootElement? You result only in a document fragment without a single root element.

The general idea is to set up an identity transformation (or some reduced form of it) and set up a concrete template especially for Age making use of the priority rule of templates. Like this.
[tt]
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="node()|text()|@*" />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="node()|text()|@*">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node()|text()|@*" />
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="Age">
<xsl:copy />
</xsl:template>
[/tt]
I am sure you have to dismentle it to understand how every part of it works together.