Create attribute element with the same name as existing attribute in XSLT 2.0

Question

I have an XML input with elements that have a number of attributes. I don't know in advance, which attributes.

I'd like to create an attribute element of the same name for each of the existing attributes.

Input:

<elem id="1" name="test" version="2" />
<elem id="2" check="true" base="dir"/>

output:

<newelem newattribute="bla" newattribute2="blabla" id="1" name="test" version="2"/>
<newelem newattribute="bla" newattribute2="blabla" id="2" check="true" base="dir"/>

I tried this:

    <xsl:for-each select="@*">
        <xsl:attribute name="name(.)" select="."/>
    </xsl:for-each>

But the name() function doesn't work here, it seems.

What's the right way to do this?

Michael Kay · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16 11:04:15Z

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There's a simpler way, just use <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>

answered Apr 16, 2015 at 11:04

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user3813234 Over a year ago

aaah, right, I always forget about those copy-elements. Thank you very much!

Muhammad Hamed · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16 10:52:06Z

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put name function between {}

 <xsl:for-each select="@*">
        <xsl:attribute name="{name(.)}" select="."/>
 </xsl:for-each>

I hope this could help.

answered Apr 16, 2015 at 10:52

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Matt Hogan-Jones · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16 10:53:23Z

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You can surround the call to name(.) with curly braces:

<xsl:attribute name="{name(.)}" select="."/>

answered Apr 16, 2015 at 10:53

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