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The unabbreviated syntax for the selfaxis is as follows:
self::node()
The abbreviated syntax for the context node is the period character.
To select the value of the context node using the xsl:value-of element, you would write the following:
<xsl:value-of select="." />
The unabbreviated syntax is as follows: <xsl:value-of select="self::node()" />
File: Data.xml
<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<product>
<books>
<book>
C++
</book>
<book>Java</book>
</books>
</product>
File: Transform.xslt
<?xml version = "1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/product">
Self for
<xsl:apply-templates select="book" />
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
Self for
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