How to write xml within an xml element using xslt

Question

Is it possible to write xml within an xml element using XSLT.

Since im already within an element im unable to use match template function. I am trying to use xsl copy of but it results in the following error

an item of type 'element' cannot be constructed within a node of type 'attribute'

XML Format pre Transformation

<Results>
<Locations>
  <Location>
    <xyz>asa</xyz>
     <extended>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </extended>
     <another>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </another>
   </Location>
     <Location>
    <xyz>asa</xyz>
     <extended>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </extended>
     <another>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </another>
   </Location>
</Locations>
</Results>

** Desired XML Format After Transformation**

 <TransactionResponse ResponseType="Location_Query_Response1">

 <ParsedData Name="MessageData" Value="&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;*******************************Location*******"/>

  <Location>
    <xyz>asa</xyz>
     <extended>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </extended>
     <another>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </another>
   </Location>
     <Location>
    <xyz>asa</xyz>
     <extended>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </extended>
     <another>
        <abc>blah</abc>
     </another>
     </Location>

  </TransactionResponse>

XSLT

<xsl:template match="/">
   <xsl:element name="TransactionResponse">
         <xsl:element name="Data">
              <xsl:element name="ParsedData">
                    this piece works
               </xsl:element>

           <xsl:for-each select="Locations/Location/*>
                <xsl:copy-of select="Location"/>

           </xsl:for-each>

          </xsl:element>
   </xsl:element>

Parfait · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-19 03:38:04Z

0

Simply add another template to re-write Locations, avoiding <xsl:for-each> on all child nodes. Also, no need to use <xsl:element> as you can directly use node.

<xsl:template match="/">
   <TransactionResponse>
          <Data>
               <ParsedData>
                    this piece works
               </ParsedData>

               <xsl:apply-templates select="Locations"/>

          </Data>
   </TransactionResponse>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="Locations">
   <xsl:copy-of select="*"/>
</xsl:template>

answered Jan 19, 2018 at 3:38

Parfait

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