xsl:template match doesn't find matches

Question

I\'m trying to convert some Xaml to HTML using the .NET XslCompiledTransform and am running into difficulties getting the xslt to match Xaml tags. For instance with this Xaml i

Answer 1

Yes, it's a problem with the namespace. All of the elements in your input document are in the namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation. Your template is trying to match elements that are in the default namespace, and it's not finding any.

You need to declare this namespace in your transform, assign it a prefix, and then use that prefix in any patterns that are intended to match elements in that namespace. So your XSLT should look something like this: