xsl:processing-instruction Element
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4/8/2010
Generates a processing instruction in the output.
Syntax
<xsl:processing-instruction
name = "pi-name">
</xsl: processing-instruction>
Attributes
- name
[required] Name of the processing instruction.
Element Information
Number of occurrences |
Unlimited |
Parent elements |
xsl:attribute, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:otherwise, xsl:param, xsl:template, xsl:variable, xsl:when, xsl:with-param, output elements |
Child elements |
xsl:apply-templates, xsl:call-template, xsl:choose, xsl:copy, xsl:copy-of, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:text, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable, output elements |
Remarks
The <xsl:processing-instruction> element generates a processing instruction in the output. The name is indicated by the name attribute. The content of the element provides the rest of the processing instruction.
Example
This example shows a template that generates the XML declaration and a style sheet processing instruction in the output.
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"><?xml version="1.0"?></xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates />
</xsl:template>