XSLT Edit XML
Modify and transform XML data with XSLT
✏️ What is XSLT Editing?
XSLT can transform and modify XML documents by adding, removing, or changing elements. You can restructure data, filter content, and create new XML formats from existing ones.
<!-- Original XML -->
<person>
<name>John</name>
</person>
XSLT Editing Operations
XSLT provides powerful tools to manipulate XML data. You can add new elements, modify existing content, remove unwanted data, and reorganize structure to create transformed output that meets your specific needs.
Add Elements
Insert new XML elements
Modify Content
Change element values
Remove Elements
Filter out unwanted data
Reorganize
Restructure XML layout
🔹 Adding New Elements
Use XSLT to add new elements to your XML:
📄 Input XML:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<person>
<name>Alice</name>
</person>📄 XSLT Stylesheet:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="person">
<person>
<xsl:copy-of select="name"/>
<!-- Add new element -->
<status>Active</status>
</person>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>📄 Output XML:
<person>
<name>Alice</name>
<status>Active</status>
</person>🔹 Modifying Element Values
Change the content of existing elements:
📄 Input XML:
<product>
<price>100</price>
</product>📄 XSLT Stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="price">
<price>
<!-- Add 10% to price -->
<xsl:value-of select=". * 1.10"/>
</price>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>📄 Output XML:
<product>
<price>110</price>
</product>🔹 Removing Elements
Filter out unwanted elements from XML:
📄 Input XML:
<users>
<user status="active">John</user>
<user status="inactive">Jane</user>
<user status="active">Bob</user>
</users>📄 XSLT Stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="users">
<users>
<!-- Only copy active users -->
<xsl:copy-of select="user[@status='active']"/>
</users>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>📄 Output XML:
<users>
<user status="active">John</user>
<user status="active">Bob</user>
</users>🔹 Reorganizing Structure
Change the structure and order of XML elements:
📄 Input XML:
<book>
<title>XML Guide</title>
<author>John Smith</author>
<year>2024</year>
</book>📄 XSLT Stylesheet:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="book">
<publication>
<info>
<xsl:value-of select="title"/>
<xsl:text> by </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="author"/>
</info>
<published><xsl:value-of select="year"/></published>
</publication>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>📄 Output XML:
<publication>
<info>XML Guide by John Smith</info>
<published>2024</published>
</publication>🔹 Renaming Elements
Change element names while keeping content:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<!-- Rename 'firstname' to 'first-name' -->
<xsl:template match="firstname">
<first-name>
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
</first-name>
</xsl:template>
<!-- Copy everything else -->
<xsl:template match="@*|node()">
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>🔹 Common Editing Patterns
Useful XSLT Elements:
- <xsl:copy-of> - Copy elements as-is
- <xsl:value-of> - Extract element values
- <xsl:element> - Create new elements dynamically
- <xsl:attribute> - Add attributes to elements
- <xsl:if> - Conditional element creation
- <xsl:choose> - Multiple condition handling