XSLT <xsl:apply-templates> Element
The <xsl:apply-templates> element applies a template to
the current element or to the current element's child nodes.
The <xsl:apply-templates> Element
The <xsl:apply-templates> element applies a template to the current
element or to the current element's child nodes.
If we add a select attribute to the <xsl:apply-templates>
element it will process only the child element that matches the value of the
attribute. We can use the select attribute to specify the order in which the
child nodes are processed.
Look at the following XSL style sheet:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="cd">
<p>
<xsl:apply-templates select="title"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="artist"/>
</p>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="title">
Title: <span style="color:#ff0000">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="artist">
Artist: <span style="color:#00ff00">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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The result of the transformation will look like this:My CD Collection
Title: Empire Burlesque
Artist: Bob Dylan
Title: Hide your heart
Artist: Bonnie Tyler
Title: Greatest Hits
Artist: Dolly Parton
Title: Still got the blues
Artist: Gary Moore
Title: Eros
Artist: Eros Ramazzotti
Title: One night only
Artist: Bee Gees
Title: Sylvias Mother
Artist: Dr.Hook
Title: Maggie May
Artist: Rod Stewart
Title: Romanza
Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Title: When a man loves a woman
Artist: Percy Sledge
Title: Black angel
Artist: Savage Rose
Title: 1999 Grammy Nominees
Artist: Many
Title: For the good times
Artist: Kenny Rogers
Title: Big Willie style
Artist: Will Smith
Title: Tupelo Honey
Artist: Van Morrison
Title: Soulsville
Artist: Jorn Hoel
Title: The very best of
Artist: Cat Stevens
Title: Stop
Artist: Sam Brown
Title: Bridge of Spies
Artist: T`Pau
Title: Private Dancer
Artist: Tina Turner
Title: Midt om natten
Artist: Kim Larsen
Title: Pavarotti Gala Concert
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti
Title: The dock of the bay
Artist: Otis Redding
Title: Picture book
Artist: Simply Red
Title: Red
Artist: The Communards
Title: Unchain my heart
Artist: Joe Cocker
View the XML file,
View the XSL file, and
View the result.
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