XSLT <xsl:text> Element

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# XSLT <xsl:text> Element

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## Definition and Usage

The <xsl:text> element is used to write literal text to the output.

Tip: 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 | 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 "&lt;". Default is "no". This attribute is not supported by Netscape 6

### Example 1

Displays the title of each CD. Inserts a ", " between each cd-title if it is not the last CD - or the last but one. If it is the last CD, it will add a "!" behind the title. If it is the last but one, add a ", and " behind the title:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

    <xsl:template match="/">
      <html>
      <body>
        <h2>My CD Collection</h2>
        <p>Titles:
        <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
          <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>

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