The <xsl:attribute> Element: Creating New Attributes
Just as you can create new elements with <xsl:element> and set the element name and content at run time, you can use the <xsl:attribute> element to do the same for attributes.
This element has two attributes:
name(mandatory). The name of the new attribute. Set to an attribute value template returning a QName.
namespace(optional). The namespace of the new attribute. Set to a URI.
This element encloses a template body that sets the value of the attribute.
In the following example, I’m creating new <PLANET> elements with attributes corresponding to the various planet names, and values taken from the COLOR attribute in the original <PLANET> elements:
Listing 6.7. Using <xsl:attribute>
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