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Asked: 2026-06-13T13:11:50+00:00

Ok, I’m working through some simple tutorials from here: http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/legacy/teaching/7aavdh06/xslt/html/module_06.html The first exercise involves

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Ok, I’m working through some simple tutorials from here:

http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/legacy/teaching/7aavdh06/xslt/html/module_06.html

The first exercise involves creating a transformation that produces a certain output. Unfortunately, although I’m close, I get an unwanted element at the start. i.e.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"  version="2.0">

  <xsl:output method="xhtml"
    doctype-system="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd" />

  <xsl:template match="/div/placeName">
    <html>
      <head />
      <body>
        <Table>
          <tr>
            <td>Place Name</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="name" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Place Name (regularised)</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="@reg" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>National Grid Reference</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="@key" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Type of building/monument</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="settlement/@type" />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </Table>
      </body>
    </html>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

but the output I’m getting is:

Location
Place Name  Old Warden
Place Name (regularised)    Old Warden, St Leonard
National Grid Reference TL 137 443
Type of building/monument   Parish church

The rest is fine but the ‘Location’ is unwanted. The source XML is at the link above. Any idea how I stop the unwanted text appearing? Or, better still, tell me where I’m going wrong! 🙂

Edit: Here is the output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
Location
<!DOCTYPE html SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<body>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <td>Place Name</td>
            <td>Old Warden</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Place Name (regularised)</td>
            <td>Old Warden,  St Leonard</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>National Grid Reference</td>
            <td>TL 137 443</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Type of building/monument</td>
            <td>Parish church</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
</body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:output method="xhtml" doctype-system="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"/>
<xsl:template match="div">
<xsl:apply-templates select="placeName"/>
</xsl:template>
  <xsl:template match="placeName">
    <html>
      <head />
      <body>
        <Table>
          <tr>
            <td>Place Name</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="name" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Place Name (regularised)</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="@reg" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>National Grid Reference</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="@key" />
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>Type of building/monument</td>
            <td>
              <xsl:value-of select="settlement/@type" />
            </td>
          </tr>
        </Table>
      </body>
    </html>
  </xsl:template>
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