How to remove test:ws element from x:expect result in XSpec

Question

Expected result throw by xspec:

<nl/>
<test:ws xmlns:test="http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/unit-test">
</test:ws>

Expected result i want is our desired output element:

<nl/>

Answer 1

You Need to do 3 things in your XSLT:

1. Add namespace xmlns:test="http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/unit-test"
2. Exclude namespace exclude-result-prefixes="xs test"
3. Write empty template for test:ws <xsl:template match="test:ws"/>

XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
    <nl/>
    <test:ws xmlns:test="http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/unit-test"></test:ws>
</root>

XSLT:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
    xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:test="http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/unit-test"
    exclude-result-prefixes="xs test" version="2.0">

    <xsl:template match="@* | node()">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="@* | node()"/>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="test:ws"/>

</xsl:stylesheet>

OUTPUT:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
    <nl/>

</root>

See below mentioned link for reference:

https://xsltfiddle.liberty-development.net/jyH9rNa