Example of <xsl:include>
Note To test this example, you need to use a script. For more information, see Initiate XSLT in a Script.
XML file (collection.xml)
<?xml version="1.0"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="xslinclude.xsl"?> <COLLECTION> <BOOK> <TITLE>Lover Birds</TITLE> <AUTHOR>Cynthia Randall</AUTHOR> <PUBLISHER>Lucerne Publishing</PUBLISHER> </BOOK> <BOOK> <TITLE>The Sundered Grail</TITLE> <AUTHOR>Eva Corets</AUTHOR> <PUBLISHER>Lucerne Publishing</PUBLISHER> </BOOK> <BOOK> <TITLE>Splish Splash</TITLE> <AUTHOR>Paula Thurman</AUTHOR> <PUBLISHER>Scootney</PUBLISHER> </BOOK> </COLLECTION>
XSLT File (xslinclude.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes"/> <xsl:template match="/"> <xsl:for-each select="COLLECTION/BOOK"> <xsl:apply-templates select="TITLE"/> <xsl:apply-templates select="AUTHOR"/> <xsl:apply-templates select="PUBLISHER"/> <BR/> <!-- add this --> </xsl:for-each> </xsl:template> <!-- The following template rule will not be called, because the related template in the including stylesheet will be called. If we move this template so that it follows the xsl:include instruction, this one will be called instead.--> <xsl:template match="TITLE"> <DIV STYLE="color:blue"> Title: <xsl:value-of select="."/> </DIV> </xsl:template> <xsl:include href="xslincludefile.xsl" /> </xsl:stylesheet>
Included XSLT File (xslincludefile.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xsl:space="preserve"> <xsl:template match="TITLE"> Title - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="AUTHOR"> Author - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="PUBLISHER"> Publisher - <xsl:value-of select="."/><BR/><!-- removed second <BR/> --> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
Output
This is the formatted output:
Title - Lover Birds
Author - Cynthia Randall
Publisher - Ballantine Books
Title - Catwings
Author - Eva Corets
Publisher - Lucerne Publishing
Title - Home Town
Author - Paula Thurman
Publisher - Scootney
This is the processor output:
Title - Lover Birds<BR /> Author - Cynthia Randall<BR /> Publisher - Lucerne Publishing<BR /><BR /> Title - Catwings<BR /> Author - Eva Corets<BR /> Publisher - Lucerne Publishing<BR /><BR /> Title - Splish Splash<BR /> Author - Paula Thurman<BR /> Publisher - Scootney<BR /><BR />