Top-Level Declarations

<xsl:attribute-set name = qname

use-attribute-sets = qnames>
xsl:attribute*
</xsl:attribute-set>
<xsl:character-map name = qname
use-character-maps = qnames>
xsl:output-character*
<xsl:output-character character = char
string = string />
</xsl:character-map>
One or more xsl:output-character is allowed.
<xsl:decimal-format name = qname
decimal-separator = char
grouping-separator = char
infinity = string
minus-sign = char
NaN = string
percent = char
per-mille = char
zero-digit = char
digit = char
pattern-separator = char />
<xsl:function name = qname
as = sequence-type
override = "yes" | "no">
xsl:param*, sequence-constructor
</xsl:function>
<xsl:import-schema namespace = uri
schema-location = uri>
xs:schema?
</xsl:import-schema>
<xsl:include href = uri />
<xsl:key name = qname
match = pattern
use = expression
collation = uri>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:key>
<xsl:namespace-alias
stylesheet-prefix = prefix | "#default"
result-prefix = prefix | "#default" />

Content Specification Options

?
*
+
#PCDATA
sequence-constructor

optional
zero or more
one or more
just text
Instructions and text

<xsl:output name = qname

method = "xml" | "html" | "xhtml" |
"text" |qname-but-not-ncname
byte-order-mark = "yes" | "no"
cdata-section-elements = qnames
doctype-public = string
doctype-system = string
encoding = string
escape-uri-attributes = "yes" | "no"
include-content-type = "yes" | "no"
indent = "yes" | "no"
media-type = string
normalization-form = "NFC" | "NFD" |
"NFKC" | "NFKD" | "none" |
"fully-normalized" | nmtoken
omit-xml-declaration = "yes" | "no"
standalone = "yes" | "no" | "omit"
undeclare-prefixes = "yes" | "no"
use-character-maps = qnames
version = nmtoken />
<xsl:param name = qname
select = expression
as = sequence-type
required = "yes" | "no"
tunnel = "yes" | "no">
sequence-constructor
</xsl:param>
xsl:param is also allowed in xsl:function and
xsl:template.
<xsl:preserve-space elements = tokens />
<xsl:strip-space elements = tokens />
<xsl:template match = pattern
name = qname
priority = number
mode = tokens
as = sequence-type>
xsl:param*, sequence-constructor
</xsl:template>
<xsl:variable name = qname
select = expression
as = sequence-type>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:variable>
xsl:variable is also allowed in sequenceconstructor contexts.

Attribute Specification Options

{

specified using an attribute

value template

bold =

required attribute

non-bold =

optional attribute

Node Constructing Instructions

<xsl:attribute name = { qname }
namespace = { uri }
select = expression
separator = { string }
type = qname
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip">
sequence-constructor
</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:comment select = expression>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:comment>
<xsl:document type = qname
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip" >
sequence-constructor
</xsl:document>
<xsl:element name = { qname }
namespace = { uri}
inherit-namespaces = "yes" | "no"
use-attribute-sets = qnames
type = qname
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip">
sequence-constructor
</xsl:element>
Element nodes can also be constructed using XML
elements not in the xsl: namespace, which can
also specify xsl:type, xsl:validation and
xsl:use-attribute-sets attributes.
<xsl:namespace name = { ncname }
select = expression>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:namespace>
<xsl:processing-instruction
name = { ncname }
select = expression>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:processing-instruction>
<xsl:sequence select = expression>
xsl:fallback*
</xsl:sequence>
<xsl:text disable-output-escaping = "yes" | "no" >
#PCDATA
</xsl:text>
disable-output-escaping is deprecated.
Text also constructs text nodes.
XSL-List:
http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list

<xsl:result-document format = { qname }

href = { uri }
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip"
type = qname
method = { "xml" | "html" | "xhtml" |
"text" | qname-but-not-ncname }
byte-order-mark = { "yes" | "no" }
cdata-section-elements = { qnames }
doctype-public = { string }
doctype-system = { string }
encoding = { string }
escape-uri-attributes = { "yes" | "no" }
include-content-type = { "yes" | "no" }
indent = { "yes" | "no" }
media-type = { string }
normalization-form = { "NFC" | "NFD" |
"NFKC" | "NFKD" | "none |
"fully-normalized" | nmtoken }
omit-xml-declaration = { "yes" | "no" }
standalone = { "yes" | "no" | "omit" }
undeclare-prefixes = { "yes" | "no" }
use-character-maps = qnames
output-version = { nmtoken } >
sequence-constructor
</xsl:result-document>

Allowed Attribute Values:

char

a single character

expression

an XPath expression

id

an ID attribute value

ncname

a name with no
namespace prefix

nmtoken

a number token

number

a number (only digits)

pattern

an XPath expression
conforming to pattern
syntax

prefix

a namespace prefix

qname-but-not-ncname

a name with a
namespace prefix

qname

a name with or without a

namespace prefix

sequence-type

an XML Schema
sequence type (with *)

string

just text

token

specific to its use

uri-list

white-space separated
list of URIs

uri

a uniform resource
identifier

Conditional and Looping

Instructions
<xsl:analyze-string select = expression
regex = { string }
flags = { string }>
<xsl:matching-substring>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:matching-substring>
<xsl:non-matching-substring>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:non-matching-substring>
xsl:fallback*
</xsl:analyze-string>
One but not both of xsl:matching-substring and
xsl:non-matching-substring can be omitted.
regex-group(N) returns the Nth group matched
by the regex within xsl:matching-substring.
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test = expression>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
One or more xsl:when and zero or one
xsl:otherwise are alllowed.
<xsl:for-each select = expression>
xsl:sort*, sequence-constructor
</xsl:for-each>
<xsl:for-each-group select = expression
group-by = expression
group-adjacent = expression
group-starting-with = pattern
group-ending-with = pattern
collation = { uri }>
xsl:sort*, sequence-constructor
</xsl:for-each-group>
<xsl:if test = expression>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:if>

Standard Attributes
Standard attributes are allowed on all elements.
When not on xsl: elements, the xsl: prefix is
required on the attribute name.
[xsl:]default-collation = uri
[xsl:]exclude-result-prefixes = tokens
[xsl:]extension-element-prefixes = tokens
[xsl:]use-when = expression
[xsl:]version = "1.0" | "2.0"
[xsl:]xpath-default-namespace = uri

Value/Copy Instructions

The Stylesheet Element

<xsl:copy copy-namespaces = "yes" | "no"

inherit-namespaces = "yes" | "no"
use-attribute-sets = qnames
type = qname
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip">
sequence-constructor
</xsl:copy>

<xsl:stylesheet id = id
extension-element-prefixes = tokens
exclude-result-prefixes = tokens
version = "1.0" | "2.0"
xpath-default-namespace = uri
default-validation = "preserve" | "strip"
default-collation = uri-list
input-type-annotations = "preserve" |
"strip" | "unspecified"
xmlns:xsl=
"http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
xsl:import*, top-level-declarations
</xsl:stylesheet>

<xsl:copy-of select = expression

copy-namespaces = "yes" | "no"
type = qname
validation = "strict" | "lax" |
"preserve" | "strip" />

XSLT 2.0
Quick Reference

xsl:transform is a synonym for xsl:stylesheet.

<xsl:number value = expression

select = expression
level = "single" | "multiple" | "any"
count = pattern
from = pattern
format = { string }
lang = { nmtoken }
letter-value = { "alphabetic" |
"traditional" }
ordinal = { string }
grouping-separator = { char }
grouping-size = { number } />
<xsl:perform-sort select = expression>
xsl:sort+, sequence-constructor
</xsl:perform-sort>
<xsl:value-of select = expression
separator = { string }
disable-output-escaping = "yes" | "no" >
sequence-constructor
</xsl:value-of>
disable-output-escaping is deprecated.
<xsl:sort select = expression
lang = { nmtoken }
order = { "ascending" | "descending"}
collation = { uri }
stable = { "yes" | "no" }
case-order = { "upper-first" | "lower-first" }
data-type = { "text" | "number" |
qname-but-not-ncname } >
sequence-constructor
</xsl:sort>

<xsl:import href = uri />

A literal result element can be used in place of
xsl:stylesheet, so long as it specifies attribute
xsl:version and namespace xmlns:xsl.

Template Invocation Instructions

<xsl:apply-imports>
xsl:with-param*
</xsl:apply-imports>

Sam Wilmott
[email protected]
http://www.wilmott.ca
and
Mulberry Technologies, Inc.
17 West Jefferson Street, Suite 207
Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Phone: +1 301/315-9631
Fax: +1 301/315-8285
[email protected]
http://www.mulberrytech.com

xsl:sort is used in xsl:for-each,

xsl:for-each-group, xsl:apply-templates and
xsl:perform-sort.

2008-07-21

<xsl:call-template name = qname>

xsl:with-param*
</xsl:call-template>
<xsl:next-match>
(xsl:with-param | xsl:fallback)*
</xsl:next-match>
<xsl:with-param name = qname
select = expression
as = sequence-type
tunnel = "yes" | "no">
sequence-constructor
</xsl:with-param>

Exception-Handling Instructions
<xsl:fallback>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:fallback>

XSLT 2.0:
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20/
XPath 2.0:
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/

<xsl:apply-templates select = expression

mode = token>
(xsl:sort | xsl:with-param)*
</xsl:apply-templates>

2007-2008 Sam Wilmott and

Mulberry Technologies, Inc.

<xsl:message select = expression

terminate = { "yes" | "no" }>
sequence-constructor
</xsl:message>