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Example of <xsl:key>
This example defines a key named "title-search" that locates book elements that have an author attribute equal to "David Perry".
Note To test this example, you need to use a script. For more information, see Initiate XSLT in a Script.
XML File (titles.xml)
<?xml version='1.0'?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="key_sample.xsl" ?> <titles> <book title="XML Today" author="David Perry"/> <book title="XML and Microsoft" author="David Perry"/> <book title="XML Productivity" author="Jim Kim"/> </titles>
XSLT File (key_sample.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
<xsl:key name="title-search" match="book" use="@author"/>
<xsl:template match="/">
<HTML>
<BODY>
<xsl:for-each select="key('title-search', 'David Perry')">
<div>
<xsl:value-of select="@title"/>
</div>
</xsl:for-each>
</BODY>
</HTML>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Output
This is the formatted output:
XML Today
XML and Microsoft
This is the processor output:
<HTML> <BODY> <div>XML Today</div> <div>XML and Microsoft</div> </BODY> </HTML>