XSLT <xsl:template>
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Definition and Usage
The <xsl:template> element contains rules to apply when a specified node is matched.
The match attribute is used to associate the template with an XML element. The match attribute can also be used to define a template for a whole branch of the XML document (i.e. match="/" defines the whole document).
Note: <xsl:template> is a top-level element.
Syntax
<xsl:template
name="name"
match="pattern"
mode="mode"
priority="number">
<!-- Content:(<xsl:param>*,template) -->
</xsl:template>
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | name | Optional. Specifies a name for the template. Note: If this attribute is omitted there must be a match attribute |
| match | pattern | Optional. The match pattern for the template. Note: If this attribute is omitted there must be a name attribute |
| mode | mode | Optional. Specifies a mode for this template |
| priority | number | Optional. A number which indicates the numeric priority of the template |
Example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="cd">
<p>
<xsl:apply-templates select="title"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="artist"/>
</p>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="title">
Title: <span style="color:#ff0000">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="artist">
Artist: <span style="color:#00ff00">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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