Flatten A Node In XSLT

<xsl:for-each select=“MyNode“>
  <MyNode>
    <xsl:for-each select=“@*|*[not(* or @*)]“>
      <xsl:attribute name=“{name(.)}“>
        <xsl:value-of select=“.“/>
      </xsl:attribute>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </MyNode>
</xsl:for-each>
Where MyNode:
<MyNode>value1</MyNode>
<MyNode>value2</MyNode>
<MyNode>value3</MyNode>

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Writing C# Code In Xslt

Many things cannot be done in xslt directly due to a lack of manipulation functions. In order to cure that, Microsoft has provided a way to include c# code directly in xslt. Here’s an example:
<?xml version=“1.0“ encoding=“utf-8“ ?>
  <xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0“ xmlns:xsl=“http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform“ xmlns:msxsl=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt“ xmlns:ClassNameHere=“dummy namespace here“>
    <msxsl:script language=“C#“ implements-prefix=“ClassNameHere“>
      <![CDATA[
        public string MethodName(/* some parameters here*/)
        [...]

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Copy XML As Is Upon Transformation

<?xml version=“1.0“ encoding=“UTF-8“ ?>
<xsl:stylesheet version=“1.0“ xmlns:xsl=“http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform“>
  <xsl:output method=“xml“/>
  <xsl:template match=“/“ >
    <xsl:copy-of select=“.“/>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

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