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XPathNodeIterator MakeEmptyElement (object input)
 
Converts a non-empty XML node to an empty node.
Parameters:
input
The input node set.
Returns:
A node set containing a single empty node.
<img src="blue.jpg">
</img>
becomes: 
<img src="blue.jpg" />
Insure <img> element is emitted as an empty XML node for proper display in HTML browsers. 
<xsl:variable name="VarImageElementAsXML">
<xsl:element name = "img" >
 < xsl:attribute name = "src" >
   < xsl:value-of select = "'blue.jpg'" />
 </ xsl:attribute>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name = "VarImageElement" select="msxsl:node-set($VarImageElementAsXML)/*" />
<xsl:value-of select = "wwexsldoc:MakeEmeptyElement($VarImageElement)" />
 
 
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Last modified date: 10/14/2020