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Example 2 of <xsl:output>

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This example outputs the result tree as HTML.

XML File (booksshort.xml)

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="outputelem.xsl"?>
<catalog>
    <book id="bk101">
        <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
        <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
        <genre>Computer</genre>
        <price>44.95</price>
        <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>        
        <description>An in-depth look at creating applications with
 XML.</description>
    </book>
    <book id="bk102">
        <author>Ralls, Kim</author>
        <title>Midnight Rain</title>
        <genre>Fantasy</genre>
        <price>5.95</price>
        <publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
        <description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,
 an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen of the
 world.</description>
    </book>
    <book id="bk103">
        <author>Corets, Eva</author>
        <title>Maeve Ascendant</title>
        <genre>Fantasy</genre>
        <price>5.95</price>
        <publish_date>2000-11-17</publish_date>
        <description>After the collapse of a nanotechnology society
 in England, the young survivors lay the foundation for a new 
society.</description>
    </book>
</catalog>

XSLT File (outputelem.xsl)

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" >
<xsl:output method="html" version="4.0"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
  <html>
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </html>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Output

This is the formatted output:

Gambardella, MatthewXML Developer's GuideComputer44.952000-10-01An in-depth look at creating applications with XML.Ralls, KimMidnight RainFantasy5.952000-12-16A former architect battles corporate zombies, an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen of the world.Corets, EvaMaeve AscendantFantasy5.952000-11-17After the collapse of a nanotechnology society in England, the young survivors lay the foundation for a new society.

This is the processor output:

<html>Gambardella, MatthewXML Developer's GuideComputer44.952000-10-01An in-depth look at creating applications with XML.Ralls, KimMidnight RainFantasy5.952000-12-16A former architect battles corporate zombies, an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen of the world.Corets, EvaMaeve AscendantFantasy5.952000-11-17After the collapse of a nanotechnology society in England, the young survivors lay the foundation for a new society.</html>