When you want to output the value of node to destination, you can use . This works only when the destination is not in side of an attribute. If the output is in side of an attribute, you need to use {}. For example. 


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If you want to output a attribute of source element, you need to use @attributeName, or attribute::attributeName.

To add an attribute to an output node, you can also use xsl:attribute, like the following. 

  
    
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Some time we want to convert element to attribute. For example, we want to convert 


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We can use this template


  
    
      
        
      
    
  


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