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

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The <xsl:template> element defines an output producing template. This element must have either the match attribute or the name attribute set.

Syntax

<xsl:template
  match=PATTERN
  name=NAME
  mode=NAME
  priority=NUMBER>
  <xsl:param> [optional]
  TEMPLATE
</xsl:template>

Required Attributes

None.

Optional Attributes

• match

  • : Specifies a pattern that determines the elements for which this template should be used. It is a required attribute if there is no name attribute.

• name

  • : Specifies a name for this template, by which it can be invoked through the <xsl:call-template> element.

• mode

  • : Specifies a particular mode for this template, which can be matched by an attribute of the <xsl:apply-templates> element. This is useful for processing the same information in multiple ways.

• priority

  • : Specifies a numeric priority for this template. This can be any number other than Infinity. The processor uses this number when more than one template matches the same node.

Type

Top-level, must be the child of <xsl:stylesheet> or <xsl:transform>.

Defined

XSLT, section 5.3.

Gecko support

Supported.