You want
<xsl:template match="node">
<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="node[preceding-sibling::node()
[not(self::text())][1]
[self::processing-instruction('REMOVE')]]"/>
I.e. if the first node (other than text nodes) before the node in
question is a processing instruction, don't copy it.
Michael Kay
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From: owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
[mailto:owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com] On Behalf Of
Beyer,Nathan
Sent: 15 January 2004 16:48
To: XSL-List(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] FW: Using a processing instruction to remove a node
I have an XML document with a processing instruction that
precedes a node that I'd like removed, but I'm having trouble
with the XSL. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here's an example of the XML document.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<node value="1">
<inner-node>1</inner-node>
</node>
<?REMOVE?>
<node value="2">
<inner-node>2 - remove me</inner-node>
</node>
<node2 value="3">
<inner-node>3</inner-node>
</node2>
<node2 value="4">
<inner-node>4</inner-node>
</node2>
</root>
This is the result I want.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<node value="1">
<inner-node>1</inner-node>
</node>
<node2 value="3">
<inner-node>3</inner-node>
</node2>
<node2 value="4">
<inner-node>4</inner-node>
</node2>
</root>
Here's the XSL I have currently.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
<xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8"/>
<xsl:template match="node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
<xsl:apply-templates
select="node()[not(preceding-sibling::processing-instruction('
REMOVE'))]
"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="processing-instruction('REMOVE')">
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Here's the result that I'm getting.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<node value="1">
<inner-node>1</inner-node>
</node>
</root>
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