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<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