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XSLT <xsl:text> Element

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Definition and Usage

The <xsl:text> element is used to write literal text to the output.

Tip: This element may contain literal text, entity references, and #PCDATA.

Syntax

<xsl:text
disable-output-escaping="yes|no">
  <!-- Content:#PCDATA -->
</xsl:text>

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
disable-output-escaping yes
no		 Optional. "yes" indicates that special characters (like "<") should be output as is. "no" indicates that special characters (like "<") should be output as "&lt;". Default is "no".

This attribute is not supported by Netscape 6

Example 1

Displays the title of each CD. Inserts a ", " between each cd-title if it is not the last CD - or the last but one. If it is the last CD, it will add a "!" behind the title. If it is the last but one, add a ", and " behind the title:

<?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>
    <p>Titles:
    <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
      <xsl:value-of select="title"/>
      <xsl:if test="position() < last()-1">
        <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>
      </xsl:if>
      <xsl:if test="position()=last()-1">
        <xsl:text>, and </xsl:text>
      </xsl:if>
      <xsl:if test="position()=last()">
        <xsl:text>!</xsl:text>
      </xsl:if>
    </xsl:for-each>
    </p>
  </body>
  </html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

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