Name
<xsl:with-param> — Defines a parameter to be passed to a template. When the template is invoked, values can be passed in for the parameter.
Category
Subinstruction (<xsl:with-param>
always appears inside an <xsl:apply-templates>
or <xsl:call-template>
element)
Description
<xsl:with-param>
defines a parameter to be passed to a template. When the template is invoked, values can be passed in for the parameter. The value of the parameter can be defined in one of three ways:
If the
<xsl:with-param>
element is empty and does not contain aselect
attribute, then no value is passed to the template.If the
<xsl:with-param>
element is empty and has aselect
attribute, the value of the parameter is the value of theselect
attribute.If the
<xsl:with-param>
element contains an XSLT template, the value of the parameter is the result of processing the template.
If no value is passed to the template (<xsl:with-param name="x"/>
), then the default value of the parameter, if any, is used instead. The default value of the parameter is defined on the <xsl:param>
element inside the <xsl:template>
itself; see the description of the <xsl:param>
element for more details.
Required Attributes
- name
Names this parameter.
Optional Attributes
- select
An XPath expression that defines the value of this parameter.
Content
The <xsl:with-param>
element can be empty, or it can contain an XSLT template. If it contains an XSLT template, the value of the select
attribute (if any exists) is ignored.
Appears in
<xsl:apply-templates> ...
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