XSLT: small changes to xml from XPath

[Karsten]

Hello

How do I copy most of a xml file, but change a few attributes and/or
elements based on a xpath?
How do I make the xslt file?


I know this description isn't much, but here is a small example

<root>
...
<element atr="value"/>
...
</root>

to

<root>
...
<element atr="*new value*"/>
...
</root>

 

[Joseph Kesselman]

How do I copy most of a xml file, but change a few attributes and/or
elements based on a xpath?
How do I make the xslt file?

Start with the XSLT "Identity Transform" -- which you can get from the
XSLT spec or from any good XSLT tutorial.

Write an additional template which recognizes the node you want to
alter, and which constructs the new result.

 

[George Bina]

Like below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">

<xsl:template match="node() | @*">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node() | @*"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="element">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:attribute name="atr">*new value*</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:apply-templates select="node|@*[not(name()='atr')]"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Best Regards,
George