Example 2 of <xsl:attribute>

This example demonstrates how to use attribute value templates to use content in the XML source document as the name of an attribute.

Note To test this example, you need to use a script. For more information, see Initiate XSLT in a Script.

XML File (attribute.xml)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="attribute.xsl"?>
<investment>
   <type>stock</type>
   <name>Microsoft</name>
   <price type="high">100</price>
   <price type="low">94</price>
</investment>

XSLT File (attribute.xsl)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="investment">
   <xsl:element name="{type}">
      <xsl:attribute name="name" >
         <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
      </xsl:attribute>
      <xsl:for-each select="price">
      <xsl:attribute name="{@type}" >
         <xsl:value-of select="."/>
      </xsl:attribute>
      </xsl:for-each>
   </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>

1. </xsl:stylesheet>

Output

There is no formatted output. This is the processor output:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<stock name="Microsoft" high="100" low="94">
</stock>