XML Pocket Reference

Name

<xsl:attribute>

Synopsis

<xsl:attribute name= name > ... </xsl:attribute>

Description

Adds an attribute with the given name to an element in the result tree. There can only be one attribute with a given name added to a specific element. The contents of the <xsl:attribute> element form the value of the attribute:

<xsl:element name="book">
<xsl:attribute name="title">Moby Dick</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:text>This is about a whale</xsl:text>
</xsl:element>

This creates the following element in the result tree:

<book title="Moby Dick">This is about a whale</book>