XSLT

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 a select attribute, then no value is passed to the template.

• If the <xsl:with-param> element is empty and has a select attribute, the value of the parameter is the value of the select 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> ...