XSLT <xsl:stylesheet> and <xsl:transform> Elements

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# XSLT <xsl:stylesheet> and <xsl:transform> Elements

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## Definition and Usage

The <xsl:stylesheet> and <xsl:transform> elements are completely synonymous elements. Both are used to define the root element of the style sheet.

## Syntax

<xsl:stylesheet
id="name"
version="version"
extension-element-prefixes="list"
exclude-result-prefixes="list">
<!-- Content:(<xsl:import>*,top-level-elements) -->
</xsl:stylesheet>
<xsl:transform
id="name"
version="version"
extension-element-prefixes="list"
exclude-result-prefixes="list">
<!-- Content:(<xsl:import>*,top-level-elements) -->
</xsl:transform>

## Attributes

Attribute | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
version | version | Required. Specifies the XSLT version of the style sheet
extension-element-prefixes | list | Optional. A white space separated list of namespace prefixes used for extension elements This attribute is not supported by Netscape 6
exclude-result-prefixes | list | Optional. A white space separated list of namespace prefixes that should not be sent to the output
id | name | Optional. A unique id for the style sheet This attribute is not supported by Netscape 6

### Example 1

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

### Example 2

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

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