XSLT Elements

The links in the "Element" columns point to attributes and more useful information about the specific element.

Element	Description
xsl:apply-imports	Applies a template from an imported stylesheet
xsl:apply-templates	Applies a template to the current element
xsl:attribute	Adds an attribute to the nearest containing element
xsl:attribute-set	Defines a named set of attributes
xsl:call-template	Provides a way to call a named template
xsl:choose	Provides a way to choose between a number of alternatives based on conditions
xsl:comment	Creates an XML comment
xsl:copy	Copies the current node without childnodes and attributes to the output
xsl:copy-of	Copies the current node with childnodes and attributes to the output
xsl:decimal-format	Defines the character/string to be used when converting numbers into strings, with the format-number function
xsl:element	Adds a new element node to the output
xsl:fallback	Provides a way to define an alternative for not implemented instructions
xsl:for-each	Provides a way to create a loop in the output stream.
xsl:if	Provides a way to write a conditional statement
xsl:import	Imports a stylesheet
xsl:include	Includes a stylesheet
xsl:key	Provides a way to define a key
xsl:message	Writes a message to the output
xsl:namespace-alias	Provides a way to map a namespace to another namespace
xsl:number	Writes a formatted number to the output
xsl:otherwise	Indicates what should happen when none of the <xsl:when> elements inside an <xsl:choose> element is satisfied
xsl:output	Provides a way to control the transformed output
xsl:param	Provides a way to define parameters
xsl:preserve-space	Provides a way to define the handling of white-space
xsl:processing-instruction	Writes a processing instruction to the output
xsl:sort	Provides a way to define sorting
xsl:strip-space	Provides a way to define the handling of white-space
xsl:stylesheet	Defines the root element of the style sheet
xsl:template	Defines a template for output
xsl:text	Writes text to the output
xsl:transform	Defines the root element of the style sheet
xsl:value-of	Creates a text node and inserts a value into the result tree
xsl:variable	Provides a way to declare a variable
xsl:when	Defines a condition to be tested and performs an action if the condition is true. This element is always a child element of <xsl:choose>
xsl:with-param	Provides a way to pass parameters to templates

Element

Description

xsl:apply-imports

Applies a template from an imported stylesheet

xsl:apply-templates

Applies a template to the current element

xsl:attribute

Adds an attribute to the nearest containing element

xsl:attribute-set

Defines a named set of attributes

xsl:call-template

Provides a way to call a named template

xsl:choose

Provides a way to choose between a number of alternatives based on conditions

xsl:comment

Creates an XML comment

xsl:copy

Copies the current node without childnodes and attributes to the output

xsl:copy-of

Copies the current node with childnodes and attributes to the output

xsl:decimal-format

Defines the character/string to be used when converting numbers into strings, with the format-number function

xsl:element

Adds a new element node to the output

xsl:fallback

Provides a way to define an alternative for not implemented instructions

xsl:for-each

Provides a way to create a loop in the output stream.

xsl:if

Provides a way to write a conditional statement

xsl:import

Imports a stylesheet

xsl:include

Includes a stylesheet

xsl:key

Provides a way to define a key

xsl:message

Writes a message to the output

xsl:namespace-alias

Provides a way to map a namespace to another namespace

xsl:number

Writes a formatted number to the output

xsl:otherwise

Indicates what should happen when none of the <xsl:when> elements inside an <xsl:choose> element is satisfied

xsl:output

Provides a way to control the transformed output

xsl:param

Provides a way to define parameters

xsl:preserve-space

Provides a way to define the handling of white-space

xsl:processing-instruction

Writes a processing instruction to the output

xsl:sort

Provides a way to define sorting

xsl:strip-space

Provides a way to define the handling of white-space

xsl:stylesheet

Defines the root element of the style sheet

xsl:template

Defines a template for output

xsl:text

Writes text to the output

xsl:transform

Defines the root element of the style sheet

xsl:value-of

Creates a text node and inserts a value into the result tree

xsl:variable

Provides a way to declare a variable

xsl:when

Defines a condition to be tested and performs an action if the condition is true. This element is always a child element of <xsl:choose>

xsl:with-param

Provides a way to pass parameters to templates