Changing The Root Node In A ColdFusion XML Document Using XSLT

code-1.cfm

<!---
	Create an XML string that has a root node that gets
	repeated within the body of the XML as well.
--->
<cfsavecontent variable="strXmlData">

	<list id="my-to-do-list">
		<item>
			List Item A
		</item>
		<item>
			List Item B
		</item>
		<item>
			<list>
				<item>
					Sub Item A
				</item>
				<item>
					Sub Item B
				</item>
			</list>
		</item>
		<item>
			List Item D
		</item>
	</list>

</cfsavecontent>


<!--- Define XSLT to repace the root node. --->
<cfsavecontent variable="strXSLData">

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
	<xsl:transform
		version="1.0"
		xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">


		<!--- Define new root node name BELOW. --->

		<xsl:variable name="new-root-node">
			<xsl:text>masterlist</xsl:text>
		</xsl:variable>

		<!--- Define new root node name ABOVE. --->


		<!--- --------------------------------------------- --->


		<!--- Match the root node. --->
		<xsl:template match="/*">

			<!--- Create a new element with new node name. --->
			<xsl:element name="{$new-root-node}">

				<!---
					Copy all attributes of the existing root
					node into the new root node.
				--->
				<xsl:for-each select="@*">

					<xsl:attribute name="{name()}">
						<xsl:value-of select="." />
					</xsl:attribute>

				</xsl:for-each>

				<!--- Copy all children of the root node. --->
				<xsl:copy-of select="*" />

			</xsl:element>

		</xsl:template>

	</xsl:transform>

</cfsavecontent>


<!--- Transform the XML. --->
<cfset xmlNew = XmlTransform(
	Trim( strXmlData ),
	Trim( strXSLData )
	) />


<!--- Output new XML document with new root node. --->
<cfdump
	var="#XmlParse( xmlNew )#"
	label="New XML Root"
	/>