XSLT function -- document ()

The document (URL) function parses an external XML document (not an XML source document for conversion) into an XML node tree that can be directly referenced. The URL parameter specifies the physical address of the external XML document.

Syntax: document (URL)

Parameter: URL string, required

Return Value: Node Set

 

Example:

Document. xml:

1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><color>blue</color>

Xml source document:

1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><colors>  <color>red</color>  <color>green</color>  <color>blue</color></colors>

Xslt:

1. <? Xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?> <Xsl: stylesheet version = "1.0" xmlns: xsl = "http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl: output method = "html" version = "1.0" encoding = "gb2312" indent = "yes"/> <xsl: template match = "/colors"> <xsl: for-each select = "color"> <xsl: if test = "document ('document. xml ')/color =. "> <xsl: value-of select = ". "/> <xsl: text> is located at </xsl: text> <xsl: value-of select =" position () "/> </xsl: if> </xsl: for-each> </xsl: template> </xsl: stylesheet>

Result:

1. Blue is at 3.