RE: [xsl] Non-hierarchy XML -> hierarchy XML

["Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>]

I would tackle this by transforming your "pattern" document into an XSLT
stylesheet, and then applying the stylesheet to the original "source"
document.

Mike Kay

> I would like to transform a node into a hierarchy node
> using a pattern, i.e <node> into <AAA><BBB><CCC>.
>
> Assume the non-hierarchy source :
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <topic>
>     <node1>I</node1>
>     <node2>need</node2>
>     <node3>your</node3>
>     <node4>help</node4>
>     <node5>please</node5>
> </topic>
>
> and the pattern as follows :
> <node1> : <AAA><BBB><CCC><DDD code="value">
> <node2> : <AAA><BBB><CCC><DDD>
> <node3> : <AAA><BBB><CCC><EEE>
> <node4> : <AAA><BBB><CCC><EEE><FFF><GGG>
> <node5> : <AAA><HHH>
>
> Applying that pattern against the above source, give this
> hierarchy result :
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <AAA>
>     <BBB>
>         <CCC>
>             <DDD code="I">need</DDD>
>             <EEE>your
>                 <FFF>
>                     <GGG>help</GGG>
>                 </FFF>
>             </EEE>
>         </CCC>
>     </BBB>
>     <HHH>please</HHH>
> </AAA>
>
> Any suggestion how can I achieve that transformation ?
>
> Thanks,
> Benoit Aumars.
>
>
>
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