Template Rules

• An xsl:template element represents a template rule.

• Each template rule has a match pattern and a template.

• The match pattern is found in the match attribute.

• The template is the content of the xsl:template element.

• When the pattern is matched, the template is instantiated to form a result tree fragment, which is added to the complete result tree.

• Processing starts by attempting to match the root node of the document to a template rule.

• There default template rules that apply when no explicit rule matches.

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

  <xsl:template match="NAME">
    <h2><xsl:value-of select="."/></h2>
  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>