xsl:comment Element

Generates a comment in the output.

<xsl:comment>
</xsl:comment>

Number of occurrences	Unlimited
Parent elements	xsl:copy, xsl:element, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:otherwise, xsl:param, xsl:template, xsl:variable, xsl:when, xsl:with-param, output elements
Child elements	xsl:apply-templates, xsl:choose, xsl:copy, xsl:copy-of, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:text, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable

The text generated by the children of <xsl:comment> appears between the starting characters .

The following example transforms a source element, "notes", into a comment:

<xsl:template match="notes">
  <xsl:comment>
    <xsl:value-of />
  </xsl:comment>
</xsl:template>