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XSLT <xsl:copy-of> Element

Definition and Usage

The <xsl:copy-of> element creates a copy of the current node.

Note: Namespace nodes, child nodes, and attributes of the current node are automatically copied as well!

Tip: This element can be used to insert multiple copies of the same node into different places in the output.

Syntax

<xsl:copy-of select="expression"/>

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
select	expression	Required. Specifies what to be copied

Example 1

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

<xsl:variable name="header">
  <tr>
  <th>Element</th>
  <th>Description</th>
  </tr>
</xsl:variable>

<xsl:template match="/">
  <html>
  <body>
  <table>
    <xsl:copy-of select="$header" />
    <xsl:for-each select="reference/record">
    <tr>
    <xsl:if test="category='XML'">
      <td><xsl:value-of select="element"/></td>
      <td><xsl:value-of select="description"/></td>
    </xsl:if>
    </tr>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </table>
  <br />
  <table>
    <xsl:copy-of select="$header" />
    <xsl:for-each select="table/record">
    <tr>
    <xsl:if test="category='XSL'">
      <td><xsl:value-of select="element"/></td>
      <td><xsl:value-of select="description"/></td>
    </xsl:if>
    </tr>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </table>
  </body>
  </html>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

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