XSLT <xsl:preserve-space> and <xsl:strip-space> elements
Definition and Usage
The <xsl:preserve-space> element is used to define elements where whitespace is to be preserved.
The <xsl:strip-space> element is used to define elements where whitespace is to be removed.
Note:Preserving whitespace is the default setting, so it is only necessary to use the <xsl:preserve-space> element when using the <xsl:strip-space> element.
Note:Both the <xsl:preserve-space> and <xsl:strip-space> elements are top-level elements (top-level element).
Syntax
<xsl:preserve-space elements="list-of-element-names"/> <xsl:strip-space elements="list-of-element-names"/>
Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| elements | list-of-element-names |
Required. A space-separated list of elements that specifies which elements to preserve/delete whitespace. Note: The list can include "*" and "prefix:*", which allows the addition of all elements or all elements from a specific namespace. |
Instance
Example 1
In this example, we have reserved whitespace nodes for the title and artist elements, and removed whitespace nodes from the country, company, price, and year elements:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:strip-space elements="country company price year" />
<xsl:preserve-space elements="title artist" />
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<p>
<xsl:value-of select="title" /><br />
<xsl:value-of select="artist" /><br />
<xsl:value-of select="country" /><br />
<xsl:value-of select="company" /><br />
<xsl:value-of select="price" /><br />
<xsl:value-of select="year" />
</p>
</xsl:for-each>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
