xsl:context-item
Used to declare the initial context item for a template: whether the template requires a context item, and if so, what its expected type is.
Content: none
Permitted parent elements:
xsl:template
Attributes
|
| The required type of the context item; the
default is |
|
| Specifies whether a template requires a context
item; the default is |
Saxon availability
Available in XSLT 3.0. From Saxon 9.8, available in all editions. Implemented in Saxon-PE and Saxon-EE since Saxon 9.7. Available for all platforms.
Notes on the Saxon implementation
Implemented since Saxon 9.7. The initial implementation is functionally complete, but the context item information is not used for optimization or for static type checking. The information is used for assessing streamability.