XSLT <xsl:for-each> Element
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Definition and Usage
The <xsl:for-each> element loops through each node in a specified node set.
Syntax
<xsl:for-each
select="expression">
<!-- Content:(xsl:sort*,template) -->
</xsl:for-each>
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Attributes
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| select |
expression |
Required. The node set to be processed |
Example 1
Loop through each
"cd "element and use <xsl:value-of>
to write each title and artist to the output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2>
<table border="1">
<tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
<th>Title</th>
<th>Artist</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="title"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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Example 2
Loop through each
"cd "element and use <xsl:value-of>
to write each title and artist to the output (sorted by artist):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2>
<table border="1">
<tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
<th>Title</th>
<th>Artist</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<xsl:sort select="artist"/>
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="title"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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View the XML file,
View the XSL file, and
View the result.
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