XSLT <xsl:for-each>Element

Definition and Usage

The <xsl:for-each> element can loop through each node in a specified node set.

Syntax

<xsl:for-each select="expression">

</xsl:for-each>

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
select	expression	Required. An XPath expression that specifies the node set to be processed.

Example

The following example loops through each cd element and writes each cd to the output:

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/">
<div>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<p><xsl:value-of select="title" /></p>
</xsl:for-each>
</div>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

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The following example loops through each cd element and creates a table displaying the title and artist of each cd:

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h1>Music Collection:</h1>
<table border="1">
<tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
<th>Title</th>
<th>Artist</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="title" /></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="artist" /></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

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