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"
ormethod="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 theDOCTYPE
declaration in the output document.
doctype-system
- Specifies the value of the
SYSTEM
attribute of theDOCTYPE
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.