Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: no wonder i'm confused about the node() function

[ed nixon <ed.nixon@lynnparkplace.org>]

I think you can rely on Kay, particularly if you are using Saxon. You 
might do a search for "identity transform", there are numerous examples 
of the syntax needed to insure that you get everything you want to cross 
over from one side to the other.

I don't have links handy but I think you would be safe introducing the 
PI, comment, etc. options into your stylesheet in the same template as 
you've placed the @ and * selectors.

Suffice to say, it's helpful to know that, in addition to attributes and 
elements, there are other things that can be explicitly chosen or 
un-chosen via the proper syntax.

            ...edN

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> "XSLT", Doug Tidwell, p. 51
> 
>   "* The node() node test, which selects all nodes in the current
>   context, regardless of type.  This includes elements, text, comments
>   processing instuctions, attributes, and namespace nodes."
> 
> "XSLT Programmer's Reference", 2nd ed., Michael Kay, p. 432
> 
>   "Since root nodes, attribute nodes and namespace nodes are never
>   children of another node ... they will never be matched by the
>   pattern node()."
> 
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt";
> 
>   "* node() matches any node other than an attribute node and
>   the root node"
> 
> 
> 
> at this point, i'm scared to read anything else for the fear
> of getting a *fourth* opinion.
> 
> rday
> 
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