XSLT <xsl:otherwise> elements
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XSLT slt;xsl: otherwise.gt; elements
This section provides you with two examples of the XSLT and lt;xsl:otherwise elements.
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Definitions and usages
The element specifies the default behavior of the element. This behavior occurs when there is no application of the condition of slt;xsl:when.
Grammar
<!-- Content:template -->
</xsl:otherwise>
Property
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Instance 1
The following code will add a pink background color to the artist column when the price of cd is higher than 10, otherwise only the artist's name will be output:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<body>
<h2>My CD Collection</h2>
<table border="1">
<tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
<th>Title</th>
<th>Artist</th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="title"/></td>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="price>'10'">
<td bgcolor="#ff00ff">
<xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<td><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Instance 2
Declare a variable named "color". A ssign its value to the color property of the current element. If the current element does not have a color property, the value of "color" will be "green":
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="@color">
<xsl:value-of select="@color"/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>green</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:variable>
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