Given the following XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Store>
<p1:Document xmlns:p1="urn:iso:std:iso:xyz">
<p1:Class>
Hello
<p1:Type>
Now
</p1:Type>
</p1:Class>
<!-- more elements -->
</p1:Document>
</Store>
How would I write an XSLT to transform the Document element in the following way:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Store>
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:123>
<Class>
Hello
<Type>
Now
</Type>
</Class>
<!-- more elements -->
</Document>
</Store>
As you can see, I need to copy the Document element, but I need to strip all of its namespace declarations and prefixes, and then add a new namespace declaration.
How would I accomplish this in XSL?
The solution is a variation of an answer like
"How to remove namespace prefix leaving namespace value (XSLT)?" and the application of a template with a mode attribute to process only the children of the Document element.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:p1="urn:iso:std:iso:xyz" version="1.0">
<xsl:output indent="yes" method="xml" />
<xsl:variable name="replacementNamespace" select="'urn:iso:std:iso:123'" />
<!-- identity template -->
<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<!-- template to replace namespace -->
<xsl:template match="*" mode="newNamespace">
<xsl:element name="{local-name()}" namespace="{$replacementNamespace}">
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()" mode="newNamespace" />
</xsl:element>
</xsl:template>
<!-- template to process Document element -->
<xsl:template match="p1:Document">
<xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="newNamespace" />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
If you still get unwanted namespaces in the output document, follow the instructions in the answer "XSL: Avoid exporting namespace definitions to resulting XML documents" and add exclude-result-prefixes="ns0 ns1" to your xsl:stylesheet element. This should get rid of some unwanted namespaces quite easily.
If this doesn't help, you need to create a new question with a Minimal, Complete and Verifiable Example containing all relevant aspects.
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