XML by Example

Calling a Template

When the same styling instructions are used at different places, group

them in a named template. For example, titles appear in the HTML title

and in the body of the document.

<xsl:template name=”title”>

<xsl:value-of select=”/article/title”/> (

<xsl:value-of select=”/article/date”/> )

</xsl:template>

<!-- ... -->

<P><B><xsl:call-template name=”title”/></B></P>

This simplifies maintenance because changes to the title are localized in a

single template.

xsl:include imports a style sheet into the current style sheet. The follow-

ing imports the core.xsl style sheet:

<xsl:include href=”core.xsl”/>

xsl:include must be a direct child of xsl:stylesheet ...