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XSLT <xsl:apply-templates> Element

The <xsl:apply-templates> element applies a template to the current element or to the current element's child nodes.

The <xsl:apply-templates> Element

The <xsl:apply-templates> element applies a template to the current element or to the current element's child nodes.

If we add a select attribute to the <xsl:apply-templates> element it will process only the child element that matches the value of the attribute. We can use the select attribute to specify the order in which the child nodes are processed.

Look at the following XSL style sheet:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2> 
<xsl:apply-templates/> 
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="cd">
<p>
<xsl:apply-templates select="title"/> 
<xsl:apply-templates select="artist"/>
</p>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="title">
Title: <span style="color:#ff0000">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="artist">
Artist: <span style="color:#00ff00">
<xsl:value-of select="."/></span>
<br />
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

The result of the transformation will look like this:

My CD Collection

Title: Empire Burlesque
Artist: Bob Dylan

Title: Hide your heart
Artist: Bonnie Tyler

Title: Greatest Hits
Artist: Dolly Parton

Title: Still got the blues
Artist: Gary Moore

Title: Eros
Artist: Eros Ramazzotti

Title: One night only
Artist: Bee Gees

Title: Sylvias Mother
Artist: Dr.Hook

Title: Maggie May
Artist: Rod Stewart

Title: Romanza
Artist: Andrea Bocelli

Title: When a man loves a woman
Artist: Percy Sledge

Title: Black angel
Artist: Savage Rose

Title: 1999 Grammy Nominees
Artist: Many

Title: For the good times
Artist: Kenny Rogers

Title: Big Willie style
Artist: Will Smith

Title: Tupelo Honey
Artist: Van Morrison

Title: Soulsville
Artist: Jorn Hoel

Title: The very best of
Artist: Cat Stevens

Title: Stop
Artist: Sam Brown

Title: Bridge of Spies
Artist: T`Pau

Title: Private Dancer
Artist: Tina Turner

Title: Midt om natten
Artist: Kim Larsen

Title: Pavarotti Gala Concert
Artist: Luciano Pavarotti

Title: The dock of the bay
Artist: Otis Redding

Title: Picture book
Artist: Simply Red

Title: Red
Artist: The Communards

Title: Unchain my heart
Artist: Joe Cocker

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