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[xsl] Assigning new attribute value

2016-12-20 14:11:24
I am doing an identity transformation that has presented me with a problem. The element <Location> in the original XML must have one and only one of seven possible attributes. Whichever attribute is present, I must keep its name but change its value. I have created a brute-force template that I assume will work. It ascertains the attribute's name and assigns it a new value. This is so ugly I am hanging my head in shame. There must be a more elegant method
Mark

xsl:template match="Location">
     <xsl:param name="placement-index"/>
         <Location>
           <xsl:choose>
               <xsl:when test="@minisheet">
<xsl:attribute name="minisheet" select="$placement-index"/>
               </xsl:when>
               <xsl:when test="@souvenir-sheet">
<xsl:attribute name="souvenir-sheet" select="$placement-index"/>
               </xsl:when>
               <xsl:when test="@gutter">
                   <xsl:attribute name="gutter" select="$placement-index"/>
               </xsl:when>
           </xsl:choose>

<!-- There are more attribute names, but you get the idea -->

         </Location>
  </xsl:template>
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