Can the have a name attribute that is dynamic?

[Phil Rice <ph...@conformNow.com>]

I have tried the following:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
version="1.0">
<xsl:template match="*">
  <xsl:element name="local-name()" />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>


I was expecting to get a single element with a name of the top element.
Unfortunately I got

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
file:///C:/WINDOWS/jbproject/XMLTransformation/calls.xsl; Line 4; Column 38;
Illegal value used for attribute name: local-name()


When I replace the offending xsl:element line with   <xsl:value-of
select="local-name()" /> I get:

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


As I understand the specification:
"The xsl:element instruction allows an element to be created with a computed
name. The expanded QName of the element to be created is specified by a
required name attribute and an optional namespace attribute."

I am probably being naive, but I would appreciate any help

Phil Rice