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XSLT Basic
XSLT HOME
XSL Languages
XSLT Introduction
XSLT Browsers
XSLT Transform
XSLT <template>
XSLT <value-of>
XSLT <for-each>
XSLT <sort>
XSLT <if>
XSLT <choose>
XSLT Apply
XSLT Advanced
XSLT on the Client
XSLT on the Server
XSLT Edit XML
XSLT Editors
XSLT Summary
Examples
XSLT Examples
References
XSLT Elements
XSLT Functions

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# XSLT Elements Reference

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

## XSLT Elements

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

- FF: indicates the earliest version of Firefox that supports the tag
- IE: indicates the earliest version of Internet Explorer that supports the tag

Note: Elements supported in IE 5 may have NON-standard behavior, because IE 5 was released before XSLT became an official W3C Recommendation.

Element | Description | IE | FF
--- | --- | --- | ---
apply-imports | Applies a template rule from an imported style sheet | 6.0 | 1.0
apply-templates | Applies a template rule to the current element or to the current element's child nodes | 5.0 | 1.0
attribute | Adds an attribute | 5.0 | 1.0
attribute-set | Defines a named set of attributes | 6.0 | 1.0
call-template | Calls a named template | 6.0 | 1.0
choose | Used in conjunction with <when> and <otherwise> to express multiple conditional tests | 5.0 | 1.0
comment | Creates a comment node in the result tree | 5.0 | 1.0
copy | Creates a copy of the current node (without child nodes and attributes) | 5.0 | 1.0
copy-of | Creates a copy of the current node (with child nodes and attributes) | 6.0 | 1.0
decimal-format | Defines the characters and symbols to be used when converting numbers into strings, with the format-number() function | 6.0 | 1.0
element | Creates an element node in the output document | 5.0 | 1.0
fallback | Specifies an alternate code to run if the processor does not support an XSLT element | 6.0 |
for-each | Loops through each node in a specified node set | 5.0 | 1.0
if | Contains a template that will be applied only if a specified condition is true | 5.0 | 1.0
import | Imports the contents of one style sheet into another. Note: An imported style sheet has lower precedence than the importing style sheet | 6.0 | 1.0
include | Includes the contents of one style sheet into another. Note: An included style sheet has the same precedence as the including style sheet | 6.0 | 1.0
key | Declares a named key that can be used in the style sheet with the key() function | 6.0 | 1.0
message | Writes a message to the output (used to report errors) | 6.0 | 1.0
namespace-alias | Replaces a namespace in the style sheet to a different namespace in the output | 6.0 |
number | Determines the integer position of the current node and formats a number | 6.0 | 1.0
otherwise | Specifies a default action for the <choose> element | 5.0 | 1.0
output | Defines the format of the output document | 6.0 | 1.0
param | Declares a local or global parameter | 6.0 | 1.0
preserve-space | Defines the elements for which white space should be preserved | 6.0 | 1.0
processing-instruction | Writes a processing instruction to the output | 5.0 | 1.0
sort | Sorts the output | 6.0 | 1.0
strip-space | Defines the elements for which white space should be removed | 6.0 | 1.0
stylesheet | Defines the root element of a style sheet | 5.0 | 1.0
template | Rules to apply when a specified node is matched | 5.0 | 1.0
text | Writes literal text to the output | 5.0 | 1.0
transform | Defines the root element of a style sheet | 6.0 | 1.0
value-of | Extracts the value of a selected node | 5.0 | 1.0
variable | Declares a local or global variable | 6.0 | 1.0
when | Specifies an action for the <choose> element | 5.0 | 1.0
with-param | Defines the value of a parameter to be passed into a template | 6.0 | 1.0

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