The <xsl:element> element creates an element in the output document.

Syntax

<xsl:element name=NAME namespace=URI use-attribute-sets=LIST-OF-NAMES >
  TEMPLATE
</xsl:element>

Required Attributes

• name
  • : Specifies the desired name of the output element. The name must be a valid QName.

Optional Attributes

• namespace
  • : Specifies the namespace of the output element.
• use-attribute-sets
  • : A whitespace‐separated list of attribute-set element names to be applied to the element element’s output element. Applied attributes can be overridden via nested attribute elements.

Type

Instruction, appears within a template.

Specifications

XSLT, section 7.1.2.

Gecko support

Supported.