identity.xsl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--

    identity.xsl

    Identity transform.

    Author: Ian A. Young <ian@iay.org.uk>

-->
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

    <!--
        Force UTF-8 encoding for the output.
    -->
    <xsl:output omit-xml-declaration="no" method="xml" encoding="UTF-8"/>

    <!--By default, copy text blocks, comments and attributes unchanged.-->
    <xsl:template match="text()|comment()|@*">
        <xsl:copy/>
    </xsl:template>

    <!--By default, copy all elements from the input to the output, along with their attributes and contents.-->
    <xsl:template match="*">
        <xsl:copy>
            <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>
        </xsl:copy>
    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>