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xsl:element

XSLT/XPath Reference: XSLT elements, EXSLT functions, XPath functions, XPath axes

The <xsl:element> element creates an element in the output document.

Syntax

<xsl:element name=NAME namespace=URI use-attribute-sets=LIST-OF-NAMES >
	TEMPLATE
</xsl:element>

Required Attributes

name
Specifies the desired name of the output element. The name must be a valid QName.

Optional Attributes

namespace
Specifies the namespace of the output element.
use-attribute-sets
A whitespace‐separated list of attribute-set element names to be applied to the element element’s output element. Applied attributes can be overridden via nested attribute elements.

Type

Instruction, appears within a template.

Defined

XSLT, section 7.1.2.

Gecko support

Supported.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XSLT/element