W3cubDocs

<xsl:output>

XSLT/XPath Reference: XSLT elements, EXSLT functions, XPath functions, XPath axes

The <xsl:output> element controls the characteristics of the output document. To function correctly in Netscape, this element, with the method attribute, must be used. As of 7.0, method="text" works as expected.

Syntax

<xsl:output
  method="xml" | "html" | "text"
  version=STRING
  encoding=STRING
  omit-xml-declaration="yes" | "no"
  standalone="yes" | "no"
  doctype-public=STRING
  doctype-system=STRING
  cdata-section-elements=LIST-OF-NAMES
  indent="yes" | "no"
  media-type=STRING />

Required Attributes

None.

Optional Attributes

method: Specifies output format.
version: Specifies the value of the version attribute of the XML or HTML declaration in the output document. This attribute is only used when method="html" or method="xml".
encoding: Specifies the value of the encoding attribute in the output document.
omit-xml-declaration: Indicates whether or not to include an XML declaration in the output. Acceptable values are "yes" or "no".
standalone (Not supported.): If present, indicates that a standalone declaration should occur in the output document and gives its value. Acceptable values are "yes" or "no".
doctype-public: Specifies the value of the PUBLIC attribute of the DOCTYPE declaration in the output document.
doctype-system: Specifies the value of the SYSTEM attribute of the DOCTYPE declaration in the output document.
cdata-section-elements: Lists elements whose text contents should be written as CDATA sections. Elements should be whitespace separated.
indent (Not supported.): Specifies if the output should be indented to indicate its hierarchic structure.
media-type (Not supported.): Specifies the output document MIME type.

Type

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

Defined

XSLT, section 16.

Gecko support

Partial support. See comments above.

© 2005–2022 MDN contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XSLT/Element/output