<xsl:apply-template> tag signals the XSLT processor to find the appropriate template to apply, based on the type and context of each selected node.
Declaration
Following is the syntax declaration of <xsl:apply-template> element.
<xsl:apply-template select = Expression mode = QName > </xsl:apply-template>
Attributes
| Sr.No | Name & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | selectUsed to process nodes selected by an XPath expression, instead of processing all the children. |
| 2 | modeAllows an element as specified by its Qualified Names to be processed multiple times, each time producing a different result. |
Elements
| Number of occurrences | Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Parent elements | xsl:attribute, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:fallback, xsl:foreach, xsl:if, xsl:message, xsl:otherwise, xsl:param, xsl:processinginstruction, xsl:template, xsl:variable, xsl:when, xsl:with-param, output elements |
| Child elements | xsl:sort, xsl:with-param |
Demo Example
This example creates a list of <student> element with its attribute rollno and its child <firstname>, <lastname>, <nickname>, and <marks> by iterating over each student.
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.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>
<xsl:apply-templates select = "class/student" />
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "class/student">
<xsl:apply-templates select = "@rollno" />
<xsl:apply-templates select = "firstname" />
<xsl:apply-templates select = "lastname" />
<xsl:apply-templates select = "nickname" />
<xsl:apply-templates select = "marks" />
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "@rollno">
<span style = "font-size = 22px;">
<xsl:value-of select = "." />
</span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "firstname">
First Name:<span style = "color:blue;">
<xsl:value-of select = "." />
</span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "lastname">
Last Name:<span style = "color:green;">
<xsl:value-of select = "." />
</span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "nickname">
Nick Name:<span style = "color:red;">
<xsl:value-of select = "." />
</span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match = "marks">
Marks:<span style = "color:gray;">
<xsl:value-of select = "." />
</span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>