Parent and attribute
File: Data.xml <wine grape="A"> <winery>B</winery> <year>1998</year> <prices> <list>13.99</list> <discounted>11.99</discounted> <case>143.50</case> </prices> </wine> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0"> <xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no" /> <xsl:template match="prices"> parent element's grape: <xsl:value-of select="parent::wine/attribute::grape" /> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> Output: B 1998 parent element's grape: A