<xsl:comment> Element
Generates a comment in the output.
<xsl:comment> </xsl:comment>
Element Information
Number of occurrences | Unlimited |
Parent elements | xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:fallback, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:message, xsl:otherwise, xsl:param, xsl:template, xsl:variable, xsl:when, xsl:with-param, output elements |
Child elements | xsl:apply-imports, xsl:apply-templates, xsl:call-template, xsl:choose, xsl:copy, xsl:copy-of, xsl:fallback, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:message, xsl:number, xsl:text, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable |
Remarks
The text generated by the children of <xsl:comment>
appears between the starting characters (<!--
) and the closing characters (-->
).
Example
In the following example, the news.xsl style sheet transforms the news.xml document, and inserts a comment into the XSLT output.
Note To test this example, you need to use a script. For more information, see Initiate XSLT in a Script.
XML File (news.xml)
<?xml version ="1.0"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="news.xsl"?> <news> <story1>Here is the top news story.</story1> <story2> Here is the next news story.</story2> </news>
XSLT File (news.xsl)
<?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" > <xsl:template match="/"> <HTML> <BODY> <xsl:comment>insert top news story</xsl:comment> <P> <xsl:value-of select="//story1"/> </P> </BODY> </HTML> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
Output
This is the formatted output:
Here is the top news story.
This is the processor output:
<HTML> <BODY><!--insert top news story--> <P>Here is the top news story.</P> </BODY> </HTML>
See Also
Generating Comments, Processing Instructions, and Elements
Other Resources
Internet Explorer Tools for Validating XML and Viewing XSLT Output