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RE: apply-templates, rule-based, and saxon - REPLY


> But isn't this conflicting to the philosophy behind template rules,
> unless I am wrong in my thinking: only if you specify a template rule
> will that element be matched and displayed in the output?

I wouldn't rate it as a "philosophy", but the default in XSLT is to copy the
content of an unmatched element, not to suppress it.

Mike Kay
Software AG




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