format output with tab



File: Data.xml
<employees>

  <employee hireDate="04/23/1999">
    <last>A</last>
    <first>B</first>
    <salary>100000</salary>
  </employee>

  <employee hireDate="09/01/1998">
    <last>C</last>
    <first>D</first>
    <salary>95000</salary>
  </employee>

  <employee hireDate="08/20/2000">
    <last>E</last>
    <first>F</first>
    <salary>89000</salary>
  </employee>

</employees>

File: Transform.xslt

<!DOCTYPE stylesheet [
  <!ENTITY tab "<xsl:text>&#9;</xsl:text>">
  <!ENTITY cr "<xsl:text>
</xsl:text>">
]>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
  version="1.0">
  <xsl:output method="text" />

  <xsl:template match="employees">
    Last&tab;First&tab;Salary&tab;Hire Date ----&tab;-----&tab;------&tab;----------
    <xsl:apply-templates />
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="employee">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="last" />
    &tab;
    <xsl:apply-templates select="first" />
    &tab;
    <xsl:apply-templates select="salary" />
    &tab;
    <xsl:apply-templates select="@hireDate" />
    &cr;
  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Output:


    Last  First  Salary  Hire Date ----  -----  ------  ----------
    

  A  B  100000  04/23/1999


  C  D  95000  09/01/1998


  E  F  89000  08/20/2000

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