xsl:comment Element

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Generates a comment in the output.

Syntax

<xsl:comment  >

Element Information

Number of occurrences	Unlimited
Parent elements	xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:otherwise, xsl:template, xsl:when, output elements
Child elements	xsl:apply-templates, xsl:choose, xsl:copy, xsl:eval, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:value-of
Requires closing tag	Yes. XSL is an XML grammar and, like all XML grammars, all tags must have closing tags to satisfy the definition of well-formed.

Remarks

The text generated by the children of xsl:comment appears between the starting characters <!-- and the closing characters -->.

Example

The following example transforms a source element "notes" into a comment.

<xsl:template match="notes">
  <xsl:comment>
    <xsl:value-of />
  </xsl:comment>
</xsl:template>

See Also

Generating More Sophisticated XML Output