xsl:merge-source

name?

ncname

Name of the merge source. Used to distinguish different merge sources within the xsl:merge-action instructions.

for-each-item?

expression

XPath expression returning a set of nodes. Selects the anchor nodes for non-streamed merging.

for-each-source?

expression

XPath expression returning a set of URIs; these are the URIs of documents used for streamed merging; the root nodes of these documents act as the anchor nodes. In an earlier draft of the XSLT 3.0 specification, this attribute was named for-each-stream; either is accepted since Saxon 9.7.0.10.

select

expression

XPath expression; for each anchor node, this selects the descendant nodes that make up the stream of data to be merged.

streamable?

boolean

Streamed merging requires Saxon-EE.

use-accumulators?

tokens

First implemented in Saxon 9.8. Defines the set of accumulators that are applicable to the streamed document.

sort-before-merge?

boolean

Specifies whether each input sequence will first be sorted to ensure that it is in the correct order. The value yes means that sorting will take place, while the value no (the default) means that each input sequence must already be in the correct order for merging.

validation?

"strict" | "lax" | "preserve" | "strip"

Determines whether validation is applied to the input read from this merge source. Validation requires Saxon-EE.

type?

eqname

If specified, data read from this merge source is validated against the named schema type. Validation requires Saxon-EE.