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XSLT <xsl:attribute>

XSLT <xsl:attribute>​

The <xsl:attribute> element is used to add attributes to elements.

note

The <xsl:attribute> element replaces existing attributes with equivalent names.

Syntax​

<xsl:attribute name="attributename"  namespace="uri">  
  
    <!-- Content:template -->  
  
</xsl:attribute>

Attributes​

AttributeValueRequired/OptionalDescription
nameattributenameRequiredSpecifies the name of the attribute
namespaceURIOptionalDefines the namespace URI for the attribute

Example​

Let's see some examples:

Example 1​

Add a source attribute to the picture element:

example1.xsl
<picture>
    <xsl:attribute name="source"/>
</picture>

Example 2​

Add a source attribute to the picture element and fill it with values from "images/name" :

example2.xsl
<picture>
    <xsl:attribute name="source">
    <xsl:value-of select="images/name" />
    </xsl:attribute>
</picture>

Example 3​

Create an attribute-set that can be applied to any output element:

example3.xsl
<xsl:attribute-set name="font">
    <xsl:attribute name="fname">Arial</xsl:attribute>
    <xsl:attribute name="size">15px</xsl:attribute>
    <xsl:attribute name="color">blue</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

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