This example inserts the text "International Stock " when the <stock> element has an attribute named international.
Note To test this example, you need to use a script. For more information, see Initiate XSLT in a Script.
XML File (stock.xml)
<?xml version='1.0'?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="ifstock.xsl" ?> <stocks> <stock international="yes">Microsoft</stock> <stock>Wingtip Toys</stock> <stock international="yes">Contoso Pharmaceuticals</stock> <stock>Contoso, Ltd</stock> <stock international="yes">Fabrikam, Inc.</stock> </stocks>
XSLT File (ifstock.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
<xsl:template match="/">
<html><body>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</body></html>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="stock">
<p/>
<xsl:if test="@international">International Stock </xsl:if>
<xsl:apply-templates />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Output
This is the formatted output:
International Stock Microsoft
Wingtip Toys
International Stock Contoso Pharmaceuticals
Contoso, Ltd
International Stock Fabrikam, Inc.
The following is the processor utput, with line breaks added for clarity.
<html><body> <p></p>International Stock Microsoft <p></p>Wingtip Toys <p> ... </p>International Stock Fabrikam, Inc. </body></html>
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