XSLT <xsl:text>
XSLT <xsl:text>
The <xsl:text> element is used to write literal text to the output.
note
This element may contain literal text, entity references and #PCDATA.
Syntax
<xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes|no">
<!-- Content:#PCDATA -->
</xsl:text>
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
disable-output-escaping | yes | no | Optional | "yes" indicates that special characters (like <) should be output as is. "no" indicates that special characters (like <) should be output as <. Default is "no".This attribute is not supported by Netscape 6 |
Example
Consider the XML document about a bookstore shown below:
books.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="books.xsl"?>
<bookstore>
<book category="children">
<title lang="en">Harry Potter</title>
<author>J K. Rowling</author>
<year>2005</year>
<price>29.99</price>
</book>
<book category="web">
<title lang="en">XQuery Tips</title>
<author>Tom Nolan</author>
<year>2022</year>
<price>39.99</price>
</book>
<book category="web">
<title lang="en">Learn XML</title>
<author>Tutorial Reference</author>
<year>2022</year>
<price>9.99</price>
</book>
</bookstore>
We want to display the title of each book. Inserts a ", " between each book title if it is not the last book or the last but one. If it is the last book, it will add a "!" behind the title. If it is the last but one, add a ", and " behind the title:
books.xsl
<?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>The bookstore</h2>
<p>Titles:
<xsl:for-each select="bookstore/book">
<xsl:value-of select="title"/>
<xsl:if test="position() < last()-1">
<xsl:text>, </xsl:text>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="position()=last()-1">
<xsl:text>, and </xsl:text>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="position()=last()">
<xsl:text>!</xsl:text>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
</p>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>