Home/ Questions/Q 8971505
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-06-15T17:58:26+00:00

I am a beginner at using XSL and XML. I have a problem with

  • 0

I am a beginner at using XSL and XML. I have a problem with fetching the data from the XML document and using it in the XSL. Currently I am trying different methods but can’t seem to get it right and I will need to use this technique throughout to complete the project. Once I can do it to one I will be able to do throughout the page.

Here is samples from my XML and my XSL document: 

<storelocator> 
    <!--Parent element containing all text on the page-->
    <content_text> 
        <title>
            <titlename>Store Locator</titlename> 
        </title>
        <title>
            <subtitle>FIND A STORE</subtitle>
        </title>
        <title>
            <countrydropdown>Country</countrydropdown>
        </title>
        <title>
            <address>Steet Address, City, Sate/Province OR Postal/Zip Code</address>
        </title>
        <title>
            <radiusdropdown>Radius</radiusdropdown>
        </title>
        <title>
            <featuredstore>FEATURED STORE</featuredstore>
        </title>
        <title>
            <storelocation>Newbury Street, Boston, MA USA</storelocation>
        </title>
</storelocator>

Here is the XSL: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body bgcolor="white">

<div id="container" style="100%">

<div id="header" style="background: url('header.png'); height:30px;"></div>

<div id="content_container" align="center" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: tahoma; font-weight: normal; font-size: 0.8em">
    <div id="content" align="left" style="background-color:blue;height:845px;width:848px">

   <xsl:value-of select="titlename"/> <!--here I was trying to import the text from XML DOC-->

<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
    <img src="image.png" align="left"/><br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>

</div>
</div>

<div id="footer" style="background-color:black;clear:both;text-align:center;height:20px"></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Basically what I am trying to do is import the “store locator” title so that it displays above the image but currently nothing appears when it is opened in browser. I would much appreciate some help as I have been trying to do it for a while.

Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

  1. Editorial Team

    One of the most important things to remember in XSLT is that all paths are going to be based on context. In your example, the context is / because in your template, you’re matching /. You can’t go straight from / to titlename.

    Try changing your xsl:value-of to:

    <xsl:value-of select="storelocator/content_text/title/titlename"/>

    Also, the XSLT isn’t “importing” your XML; it’s transforming it. If you’re just opening the XSLT in the browser, this isn’t going to work. To get the transform to work in a browser when opening the XML, you’ll have to add a processing instruction that points to your XSLT:

    <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl"?>
<storelocator> 
...
</storelocator>
    • 0