Comments on: Make empty elements with XSLT http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/ Technical discussion of Flex, Flash, and RIA development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Bob http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-241758 Bob Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:02:47 +0000 http://rewindlife.com/?p=155#comment-241758 It's been a while since this thread was added to (by anything other than spambots), but I'll add that I was having the same problem. Empty elements with attributes were being given a closing tag, rather than the compact single, closed tag. In the end, adding the following attribute to the xsl:stylesheet element worked for me, xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" This, in conjunction with an xsl:output element with method="xhtml", produces single, closed tags with a space before the forward slash (because of compatibility problems that some old browsers have), which is exactly as I need it. I'm using Saxon-9b, by the way. It’s been a while since this thread was added to (by anything other than spambots), but I’ll add that I was having the same problem.

Empty elements with attributes were being given a closing tag, rather than the compact single, closed tag.

In the end, adding the following attribute to the xsl:stylesheet element worked for me,

xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”

This, in conjunction with an xsl:output element with method=”xhtml”, produces single, closed tags with a space before the forward slash (because of compatibility problems that some old browsers have), which is exactly as I need it.

I’m using Saxon-9b, by the way.

]]> By: Sam http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Sam Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:11:21 +0000 http://rewindlife.com/?p=155#comment-614 Yup, have the output tag in there, it still creates opening and closing tags. I think it has to do with the fact that I am creating elements with <xsl:element> which requires opening and closing tags in the XSLT in order to create dynamic attributes--it must contain the <xsl:attribute> tag. Yup, have the output tag in there, it still creates opening and closing tags. I think it has to do with the fact that I am creating elements with <xsl:element> which requires opening and closing tags in the XSLT in order to create dynamic attributes–it must contain the <xsl:attribute> tag.

]]> By: Steve Webster http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Steve Webster Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:50:03 +0000 http://rewindlife.com/?p=155#comment-613 Hey Sam, Okay, so your commenting system doesn't like < and > Let's try again... Add an <xsl:output /> element with its 'method' attribute set to 'xml', as a child of your main stylesheet element... <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" ...> <xsl:output method="xml" /> ... </xsl:stylesheet> That should do it for you without having to resort to creating your empty elements as text. Hey Sam,

Okay, so your commenting system doesn’t like < and > Let’s try again…

Add an <xsl:output /> element with its ‘method’ attribute set to ‘xml’, as a child of your main stylesheet element…

<xsl:stylesheet version=”1.0″ …>
<xsl:output method=”xml” />
…
</xsl:stylesheet>

That should do it for you without having to resort to creating your empty elements as text.

]]> By: Steve Webster http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Steve Webster Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:46:18 +0000 http://rewindlife.com/?p=155#comment-612 Hey Sam, Add an element with its 'method' attribute set to 'xml', as a child of your main stylesheet element... ... That should do it for you without having to resort to creating your empty elements as text. Hey Sam,

Add an element with its ‘method’ attribute set to ‘xml’, as a child of your main stylesheet element…

…

That should do it for you without having to resort to creating your empty elements as text.

]]> By: Steve Webster http://chafic.com/2004/04/14/make-empty-elements-with-xslt/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Steve Webster Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:43:49 +0000 http://rewindlife.com/?p=155#comment-611 Hey Sam, Add an element with its 'method' attribute set to 'xml', as a child of your main stylesheet element... ... That should do it for you! Hey Sam,

Add an element with its ‘method’ attribute set to ‘xml’, as a child of your main stylesheet element…

…

That should do it for you!

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