XSLT Elements Reference

The XSLT elements from the W3C Recommendation (XSLT Version 1.0).

XSLT Elements

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Element	Description
apply-imports	Applies a template rule from an imported style sheet
apply-templates	Applies a template rule to the current element or to the current element's child nodes
attribute	Adds an attribute
attribute-set	Defines a named set of attributes
call-template	Calls a named template
choose	Used in conjunction with <when> and <otherwise> to express multiple conditional tests
comment	Creates a comment node in the result tree
copy	Creates a copy of the current node (without child nodes and attributes)
copy-of	Creates a copy of the current node (with child nodes and attributes)
decimal-format	Defines the characters and symbols to be used when converting numbers into strings, with the format-number() function
element	Creates an element node in the output document
fallback	Specifies an alternate code to run if the processor does not support an XSLT element
for-each	Loops through each node in a specified node set
if	Contains a template that will be applied only if a specified condition is true
import	Imports the contents of one style sheet into another. Note: An imported style sheet has lower precedence than the importing style sheet
include	Includes the contents of one style sheet into another. Note: An included style sheet has the same precedence as the including style sheet
key	Declares a named key that can be used in the style sheet with the key() function
message	Writes a message to the output (used to report errors)
namespace-alias	Replaces a namespace in the style sheet to a different namespace in the output
number	Determines the integer position of the current node and formats a number
otherwise	Specifies a default action for the <choose> element
output	Defines the format of the output document
param	Declares a local or global parameter
preserve-space	Defines the elements for which white space should be preserved
processing-instruction	Writes a processing instruction to the output
sort	Sorts the output
strip-space	Defines the elements for which white space should be removed
stylesheet	Defines the root element of a style sheet
template	Rules to apply when a specified node is matched
text	Writes literal text to the output
transform	Defines the root element of a style sheet
value-of	Extracts the value of a selected node
variable	Declares a local or global variable
when	Specifies an action for the <choose> element
with-param	Defines the value of a parameter to be passed into a template