How to get the XML root element with its attributes, but without the content

Question

XML:

  <Parent id='1' name='Parent_1'>
    <Children name='Children'>
      <child name='Child_2' id='2'>child2_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_4' id='4'>child4_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_1' id='3'>child1_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_3' id='1'>child3_Parent_1</child>
    </Children>
  </Parent>

Expected Output:

 <Parent id='1' name='Parent_1'>

Hi I have given some sample XML. I have tried with X Query for getting result but I cant identify . Can you please help someone.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I would do this with a computed element constructor, the content of which only repopulates the attributes.

let $root := (: the document, copy-pasted below :)
  <Parent id='1' name='Parent_1'>
    <Children name='Children'>
      <child name='Child_2' id='2'>child2_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_4' id='4'>child4_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_1' id='3'>child1_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_3' id='1'>child3_Parent_1</child>
    </Children>
  </Parent>
return element { node-name($root) } { $root/@* }

Additional content can also be inserted into this element like so:

let $root := (: the document, copy-pasted below :)
  <Parent id='1' name='Parent_1'>
    <Children name='Children'>
      <child name='Child_2' id='2'>child2_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_4' id='4'>child4_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_1' id='3'>child1_Parent_1</child>
      <child name='Child_3' id='1'>child3_Parent_1</child>
    </Children>
  </Parent>
return element { node-name($root) } {
  $root/@*,
  <foo/>,
  <bar/>
}