<xsl:template> defines a way to reuse templates in order to generate the desired output for nodes of a particular type/context.
Declaration
Following is the syntax declaration of <xsl:template> element.
<xsl:template name = Qname match = Pattern priority = number mode = QName > </xsl:template>
Attributes
| Sr.No | Name & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | nameName of the element on which template is to be applied. |
| 2 | matchPattern which signifies the element(s) on which template is to be applied. |
| 3 | priorityPriority number of a template. Matching template with low priority is not considered in from in front of high priority template. |
| 4 | modeAllows element to be processed multiple times to produce a different result each time. |
Elements
| Number of occurrences | Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Parent elements | xsl:stylesheet, xsl:transform |
| Child elements | xsl:apply-imports,xsl:apply-templates,xsl:attribute, xsl:call-template, xsl:choose, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:copy-of, xsl:element, xsl:fallback, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:message, xsl:number, xsl:param, xsl:processing-instruction, xsl:text, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable, output elements |
Demo Example
This template rule has a pattern that identifies <student> elements and produces an output in a tabular format.
students.xml
<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type = "text/xsl" href = "students.xsl"?>
<class>
<student rollno = "393">
<firstname>Dinkar</firstname>
<lastname>Kad</lastname>
<nickname>Dinkar</nickname>
<marks>85</marks>
</student>
<student rollno = "493">
<firstname>Vaneet</firstname>
<lastname>Gupta</lastname>
<nickname>Vinni</nickname>
<marks>95</marks>
</student>
<student rollno = "593">
<firstname>Jasvir</firstname>
<lastname>Singh</lastname>
<nickname>Jazz</nickname>
<marks>90</marks>
</student>
</class>
students_imports.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>Students</h2>
<table border = "1">
<tr bgcolor = "#9acd32">
<th>Roll No</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Nick Name</th>
<th>Marks</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select = "class/student">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select = "@rollno"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select = "firstname"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select = "lastname"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select = "nickname"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select = "marks"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Output
