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Home >Online Product Documentation >Table of Contents >xsl:key xsl:keyDeclares a key for a document. FormatDescription
Keys provide a way to work with documents that contain an implicit cross-reference structure. A stylesheet declares a key for a document with the
The Replace qname with the name of the key. You must specify a qualified name.
Replace pattern with a pattern that identifies one or more nodes that have this key. In other words, the nodes in the document that match the pattern are included in the key. The default is Replace use with an expression that you want to use for the key values. The XSLT processor evaluates the expression once for each node in the set identified by pattern. Each key name represents a separate, independent set of identifiers. Each node included in a key is associated with a set of string key values. These values result from evaluating the use expression with that node as the current node. A document can contain multiple keys with the same node and the same key name, but with different key values. A document can contain multiple keys with the same key name and value, but with different nodes. In other words: The value of a key can be an arbitrary string. It need not be a name.
Use the XSLT You cannot specify multiple declarations for the same key in a stylesheet. Stylus Studio expects to remove this restriction in a future release. |
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