Webmaster in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

<xsl:apply-templates>

Synopsis

<xsl:apply-templates [select=" pattern " ]/>

Description

Specifies that the immediate children of the source element should be processed further. For example:

<xsl:template match="section"/>
  <B><xsl:apply-templates/><B>
</xsl:template>

This example processes the children of the selected <section> element after applying a bold tag. You can optionally use the select attribute to determine which children should be processed.

<xsl:template match="section"/>
  <HR>
  <xsl:apply-templates select="paragraph(indent)//sidebar"/>
  <HR>
  <xsl:apply-templates select="paragraph(indent)/quote"/>
  <HR>
</xsl:template>

This example processes only specific children of the selected <section> element. In this case, the first target is a <sidebar> element that is a descendant of a <paragraph> element that has defined an indent attribute. The second target is a <quote> element that is the direct child of a <paragraph> element that has defined an indent attribute.