Deleting tags via XSL

[Thomas Vackier]

Hi all,

I'm trying to delete a certain tag in an XML document using XSL, but I can't figure out how.

Here's how my XML looks like:

<root>
<element>
<name>This is text</name>
</element>
<element>
<name>
<TBT>This is text</TBT>
</name>
</element>
..
..
..
</root>

Sometimes the text is enclosed between <TBT> tags, sometimes it is not. These tags were added to be able to translate it more easily into other languages (where TBT stands for To Be Translated).

Is there an easy way to write an XSL to delete all the TBT tags or produce an XML without these tags?

Many thanks,

Thomas Vackier

 

[Martin Honnen]

I'm trying to delete a certain tag in an XML document using XSL, but I can't figure out how.

Here's how my XML looks like:

<root>
<element>
<name>This is text</name>
</element>
<element>
<name>
<TBT>This is text</TBT>
</name>
</element>
.
.
.
</root>

Sometimes the text is enclosed between <TBT> tags, sometimes it is not. These tags were added to be able to translate it more easily into other languages (where TBT stands for To Be Translated).

Is there an easy way to write an XSL to delete all the TBT tags or produce an XML without these tags?

What should the result be,

<root>
<element>
<name>This is text</name>
</element>
<element>
<name>
This is text
</name>
</element>
..
..
..
</root>

or

<root>
<element>
<name>This is text</name>
</element>
<element>
<name>
</name>
</element>
..
..
..
</root>

?

 

[Richard Light]

Hi all,

I'm trying to delete a certain tag in an XML document using XSL, but I can't figure out how.

Essentially you have to create a complete output document which is the same as your source document, but without the elements you want to delete.

So pick up your favourite "identity transform" template(s), e.g.:

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

and add a template to suppress those unwanted TBTs:

<xsl:template match="TBT"/>

Job done!

Richard Light

 

[Thomas Vackier]

Thanks for the response. The XML should look like the first one you suggested, ie, without the tag <TBT>, but retaining the content.

Cheers,

Thomas

 

[Martin Honnen]

Thanks for the response. The XML should look like the first one you suggested, ie, without the tag <TBT>, but retaining the content.

Then you need

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

<xslutput method="xml" />

<xsl:template match="TBT">
<xsl:apply-templates select="node" />
</xsl:template>

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

</xsl:stylesheet>

where all nodes are simply copied besides <TBT> elements where only the child nodes are copied.

 

[Thomas Vackier]

Thanks for the input. Works like a charm!

Thomas