XSLT Elements Reference
The XSLT elements from the W3C Recommendation (XSLT Version 1.0).
XSLT Elements
The links in the "Element" columns point to attributes and more useful information about the specific element.
NN: indicates the earliest version of Netscape that supports the tag
IE: indicates the earliest version of Internet Explorer that supports the tag
Note: All elements supported in IE 5.X may have NON-standard behavior, because IE 5.X was released before XSLT became a W3C Recommendation!
Element
Description
IE
NN
Applies a template rule from an imported style sheet
6.0
Applies a template rule to the current element or to the current element's child nodes
5.0
6.0
Adds an attribute
5.0
6.0
Defines a named set of attributes
6.0
6.0
Calls a named template
6.0
6.0
Used in conjunction with <when> and <otherwise> to express multiple conditional tests
5.0
6.0
Creates a comment node in the result tree
5.0
6.0
Creates a copy of the current node (without child nodes and attributes)
5.0
6.0
Creates a copy of the current node (with child nodes and attributes)
6.0
6.0
Defines the characters and symbols to be used when converting numbers into strings, with the format-number() function
6.0
Creates an element node in the output document
5.0
6.0
Specifies an alternate code to run if the processor does not support an XSLT element
6.0
Loops through each node in a specified node set
5.0
6.0
Contains a template that will be applied only if a specified condition is true
5.0
6.0
Imports the contents of one style sheet into another. Note: An imported style sheet has lower precedence than the importing style sheet
6.0
6.0
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
6.0
Declares a named key that can be used in the style sheet with the key() function
6.0
6.0
Writes a message to the output (used to report errors)
6.0
6.0
Replaces a namespace in the style sheet to a different namespace in the output
6.0
Determines the integer position of the current node and formats a number
6.0
6.0
Specifies a default action for the <choose> element
5.0
6.0
Defines the format of the output document
6.0
6.0
Declares a local or global parameter
6.0
6.0
Defines the elements for which white space should be preserved
6.0
6.0
Writes a processing instruction to the output
5.0
6.0
Sorts the output
6.0
6.0
Defines the elements for which white space should be removed
6.0
6.0
Defines the root element of a style sheet
5.0
6.0
Rules to apply when a specified node is matched
5.0
6.0
Writes literal text to the output
5.0
6.0
Defines the root element of a style sheet
6.0
6.0
Extracts the value of a selected node
5.0
6.0
Declares a local or global variable
6.0
6.0
Specifies an action for the <choose> element
5.0
6.0
Defines the value of a parameter to be passed into a template
6.0
6.0
XSLT Functions
XSLT supplies a number of functions.
XSLT Functions
Name
Description
Returns the current node
Used to access the nodes in an external XML document
Tests whether the element specified is supported by the XSLT processor
Converts a number into a string
Tests whether the function specified is supported by the XSLT processor
Returns a string value that uniquely identifies a specified node
Returns a node-set using the index specified by an <xsl:key> element
Returns the value of the system properties
Returns the URI of an unparsed entity
Inherited XPath Functions
You can also use ALL the XPath functions in XSLT. Look at the XPath functions.
