element
An element statement defines an XML element in the output stream. It has a name and a block containing
other keywords.
Syntax
<element> ::= "element" <quote> <name> <quote>
( "namespace" <quote> <URI> <quote> )?
( "use-attribuite-sets" <quote> <name list> <quote> )? "{"
( <block template> )*
"}"
Options
|
name
|
the name of the element. |
|
namespace
|
the XML namespace to be defined for this element (optional). |
Elements
Zero or more block elements.
Examples
For example the scrap.
stylesheet {
version "1.0"
match using "/" {
element "body" {
attribute "name" "topOfPage"
element "a" {
attribute "name" "topOfPage"
}
element "div" {
attribute "id" "bodyFrame"
apply-templates
}
}
}
}
would compile to
<stylesheet xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<template match="/">
<element name="body">
<attribute name="name">
<text>topOfPage</text>
</attribute>
<element name="a">
<attribute name="name">
<text>topOfPage</text>
</attribute>
</element>
<element name="div">
<attribute name="id">
<text>bodyFrame</text>
</attribute>
<apply-templates/>
</element>
</element>
</template>
</stylesheet>
There are two optional parameters that can specify name-spaces and attribute set for the element and its enclosed block. So for example
the above might be extended
stylesheet {
version “1.0”
match using "/" {
element "body" namespace "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" {
attribute "name" "topOfPage"
element "a" namespace "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" {
attribute "name" "topOfPage"
}
element "div" namespace "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" {
attribute "id" "bodyFrame"
apply-templates
}
}
}
}
giving
<stylesheet xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
<template match="/">
<element name="body" namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<attribute name="name">
<text>topOfPage</text>
</attribute>
<element name="a" namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<attribute name="name">
<text>topOfPage</text>
</attribute>
</element>
<element name="div" namespace="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<attribute name="id">
<text>bodyFrame</text>
</attribute>
<apply-templates />
</element>
</element>
</template>
</stylesheet>
Errors
No opening bracke:
stylesheet {
version “1.0”
match using "/" {
element "div"
attribute "id" "bodyFrame"
apply-templates
}
}
}
will give the error
**** (106) Unexpected symbol "attribute" in line 6
Check spelling, did you mean start of block bracket?
**** (136) Unmatched brackets in 1
Too many close brackets?
Leaving out the namespace expression:
stylesheet {
version “1.0”
match using "/" {
element "div" namespace {
attribute "id" "bodyFrame"
apply-templates
}
}
}
will give the error
**** (130) Missing expression after "namespace" in line 5
Insert expression.
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