Converting XML elements to XML attributes using XSLT

Question

We have a current system that outputs an XML file which is in the following format:

   
      something<         


        

Answer 1

Here is probably the simplest solution that will convert any children-elements of ITEM to its attributes and will reproduce everything else as is, while converting the element names to any desired attribute names:

when the above transformation is applied on the provided XML document:

    
        something
        something
        something
    

the wanted result is produced:

Do note the following:

1. The use of the identity rule

2. The use of

3. The use of the variable vrtfNameMapping without any xxx:node-set() extension function.

4. The fact that we handle any mapping between a name and a newName, not only simple lower-casing.