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title: <xsl:include>
slug: Web/XSLT/Element/include

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The <xsl:include> element merges the contents of one stylesheet with another. Unlike the case of <xsl:import>, the contents of an included stylesheet have exactly the same precedence as the contents of the including stylesheet.

Syntax

<xsl:include href=URI />

Required Attributes

• href

  • : Specifies the URI of the stylesheet to include.

Optional Attributes

None.

Type

Top-level, may appear in any order as a child of <xsl:stylesheet> or <xsl:transform>.

Defined

XSLT, section 2.6.1.

Gecko support

Supported.