RE: [xsl] xsl:template having both name and match

[<Jarno.Elovirta@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> Hello,
>   I have a question about xsl:template ..
>
> It is said in XSLT 2.0 spec that..
> "If an xsl:template element has a name attribute, it
> may, but need not, also have a match attribute.
>
> The match, mode and priority attributes on an
> xsl:template element have no effect when the template
> is invoked by an xsl:call-template instruction.
> Similarly, the name attribute on an xsl:template
> element has no effect when the template is invoked by
> an xsl:apply-templates instruction."
>
> I think this is also true in case of XSLT 1.0 ..
>
> This means that we can write a xsl:template having
> *both* name and match attributes..
>
> I want to know in which circumstances such a template
> definition is useful.. Can somebody please provide an
> example where this has real practical use..?

<xsl:template name="block/title" name="section.heading">
  <xsl:param name="content">
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </xsl:param>
  <h2>
    <xsl:copy-of select="$content"/>
  </h2>
</xsl:template>

When you want to use the same template to generate headings for both matched
title elements and autogenerated content.

Cheers,

Jarno - Rammstein: Moskau