XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

xsl:attribute

Synopsis

<xsl:attribute  
  name      = "QualifiedName"  
  namespace = "URI">
  <! --  template for the attribute value  -- >
</xsl:attribute>

The xsl:attribute instruction adds an attribute to an element in the result tree. This element can be a child of an xsl:attribute-set element, an xsl:element instruction, or a literal result element. In each case, all xsl:attribute elements must precede all literal result elements and other instructions that insert content into the output element.

Attributes

name, required, attribute value template

The name of the attribute this instruction creates.

namespace, optional, attribute value template

The namespace URI of the attribute. If a nonempty namespace URI is specified, then the processor will pick an appropriate prefix for the attribute—probably, but not necessarily, the one used in the name attribute.

Contents

The contents of this element are a template whose instantiation only produces text nodes. The value of the attribute added to the result tree is determined by instantiating the template.