xsl:element Element

Creates an element with the specified name in the output.

Syntax

<xsl:element
    name="element-name"  >

Attributes

name

Name of the element to create.

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:attribute, xsl:choose, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:eval, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:pi, xsl:value-of, output elements

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.

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:attribute, xsl:choose, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:eval, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:pi, xsl:value-of, output elements
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

This element provides an escaping mechanism for creating elements with namespace clashes, such as xsl itself.

Examples

This example shows a template that generates this element in the output.
<xsl:template match="cost" xml:space="preserve">
The xsl:element is necessary because XSL elements cannot be used as output elements.
<xsl:template match="item">
  <xsl:element name="xsl:template">
    <xsl:attribute name="match">cost</xsl:attribute >
    <xsl:attribute name="xml:space">preserve</xsl:attribute>
    <xsl:apply-templates />
  </xsl:element>
</xsl:template>