a name="xsl:template">xsl:template</a></h3>


<p>The <b>xsl:template</b> element defines a processing rule for source elements or other nodes of a
particular type.</p>

<p>The type of node to be processed is identified by a pattern, written in the
mandatory <b>match</b> attribute. The most common form of pattern is simply an
element name. However, more complex patterns may also be used:
The full syntax of patterns is given in <a href="patterns.html">XSLT Pattern Syntax</a></h3>

<p>The following 