Re: Re: Re: XPath Expression

Hi Ed,

r/edsimon@xmlsec.com/2001.08.02/10:57:14
>I'd certainly be keen to see the full working XPath expression if someone
>wants to take up the challenge.  Merlin's suggestion, by itself, is not
>the whole solution but only part as it returns a boolean, not nodes.  

Blake asked for something to put in an XPath transform;
our XPath transform does a boolean test of each node in
the node set against its expression.

So, you are right; what I suggested is not a general
XPath expression for selecting all of a document but
its URI attributes; XSLT is the tool for that job.
But, it is a suitable test expression for our XPath
transform to perform this task.

I think. (sometimes)

Merlin

>In general, XPath is good at selecting nodes but was not really intended
>for removing subnodes.  With current tools, I'd say removing subnodes is
>best done with XSLT.
>
>BTW, the XSLT I've presented below does actually do the trick.
>
>Ed
>-- Original Message --
>
>>
>>I'd guess that something like not ((name() =3D "URI") and parent::dsig:R=
>eference)
>>might work.
>>
>>merlin
>>
>>r/edsimon@xmlsec.com/2001.08.02/09:37:38
>>>>>This would allow me to change the URI without altering the validity
>of
>>>the
>>>>>signature.
>>>>
>>>>If it's being used in the Canonical XML context, remove the '//@*' fro=
>m:
>>>>         (//. | //@* | //namespace::*)
>>>
>>>
>>>Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't the above remove ALL attributes,
>not
>>>just the one Blake wants removed.
>>>
>>>I'm not sure that there is an XPath solution but the solution in XSLT
>would
>>>look like this:
>>>
>>>
>>><?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"UTF-8"?>
>>><xsl:stylesheet version=3D"1.0" 
>>>  xmlns:xsl =3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>>>  xmlns:xmlsig=3D"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
>>>
>>><!-- Identity transform -->
>>><xsl:template match=3D"@*|node()">
>>>  <xsl:copy>
>>>    <xsl:apply-templates select=3D"@*|node()"/>
>>>  </xsl:copy>
>>></xsl:template>
>>>
>>>
>>><!-- Skip the Reference/@URI attribute -->
>>><xsl:template match=3D"xmlsig:Reference/@URI" priority=3D"2"/>
>>>
>>>
>>></xsl:stylesheet>
>>>
>>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>Ed Simon
>XMLsec Inc.
>
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>


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