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