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

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The <xsl:message> element outputs a message (to the JavaScript Console in NS) and optionally terminates execution of the stylesheet. It can be useful for debugging.

Syntax

<xsl:message terminate="yes" | "no" >
  TEMPLATE
</xsl:message>

Required Attributes

None.

Optional Attributes

• terminate

  • : Set to "yes", indicates that execution should be terminated. The default value is "no", in which case the message is output and execution continues.

Type

Instruction, appears within a template.

Defined

XSLT, section 13.

Gecko support

Supported.