The xsl:attribute Element: Creating New Attributes
The <xsl:attribute> Element: Creating New Attributes
Just as you can create new elements with <xsl:element> and set the element name and content at run time, you can use the <xsl:attribute> element to do the same for attributes.
This element has two attributes:
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name (mandatory). The name of the new attribute. Set to an attribute value template returning a QName.
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namespace (optional). The namespace of the new attribute. Set to a URI.
This element encloses a template body that sets the value of the attribute.
In the following example, Im creating new <PLANET> elements with attributes corresponding to the various planet names , and values taken from the COLOR attribute in the original <PLANET> elements:
Listing 6.7 Using <xsl:attribute>
<?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:template match="PLANETS"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Planets </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <xsl:apply-templates select="PLANET"/> </BODY> </HTML> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="PLANET"> <PLANET> <xsl:attribute name="{NAME}"> <xsl:value-of select="@COLOR"/> </xsl:attribute> </PLANET> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> As you can see in the following results, Ive created new attributes on the fly, using the names of the planets:
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Planets </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <PLANET Mercury="RED"> </PLANET> <PLANET Venus="WHITE"> </PLANET> <PLANET Earth="BLUE"> </PLANET> </BODY> </HTML>
