Example of <xsl:include>

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

XML file (collection.xml)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="xslinclude.xsl"?>
<COLLECTION>
   <BOOK>
      <TITLE>Lover Birds</TITLE>
      <AUTHOR>Cynthia Randall</AUTHOR>
      <PUBLISHER>Lucerne Publishing</PUBLISHER>
   </BOOK>
   <BOOK>
      <TITLE>The Sundered Grail</TITLE>
      <AUTHOR>Eva Corets</AUTHOR>
      <PUBLISHER>Lucerne Publishing</PUBLISHER>
   </BOOK>
   <BOOK>
      <TITLE>Splish Splash</TITLE>
      <AUTHOR>Paula Thurman</AUTHOR>
      <PUBLISHER>Scootney</PUBLISHER>
   </BOOK>
</COLLECTION>

XSLT File (xslinclude.xsl)

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

<xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
   <xsl:for-each select="COLLECTION/BOOK">
      <xsl:apply-templates select="TITLE"/>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="AUTHOR"/>
      <xsl:apply-templates select="PUBLISHER"/>
      <BR/>  <!-- add this -->
   </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

<!-- The following template rule will not be called,
  because the related template in the including stylesheet
  will be called. If we move this template so that
  it follows the xsl:include instruction, this one
  will be called instead.-->
<xsl:template match="TITLE">
  <DIV STYLE="color:blue">
    Title: <xsl:value-of select="."/>
  </DIV>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:include href="xslincludefile.xsl" />

</xsl:stylesheet>

Included XSLT File (xslincludefile.xsl)

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" 
      xsl:space="preserve">

<xsl:template match="TITLE">
   Title - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="AUTHOR">
   Author - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="PUBLISHER">
   Publisher - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/><!-- removed second <BR/> -->
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Output

This is the formatted output:

Title - Lover Birds
Author - Cynthia Randall
Publisher - Ballantine Books

Title - Catwings
Author - Eva Corets
Publisher - Lucerne Publishing

Title - Home Town
Author - Paula Thurman
Publisher - Scootney

This is the processor output:

Title - Lover Birds<BR />
Author - Cynthia Randall<BR />
Publisher - Lucerne Publishing<BR /><BR />
Title - Catwings<BR />
Author - Eva Corets<BR />
Publisher - Lucerne Publishing<BR /><BR />
Title - Splish Splash<BR />
Author - Paula Thurman<BR />
Publisher - Scootney<BR /><BR />

See Also

<xsl:import> Element