# XSL and Attributes

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xsl-and-attributes/156298>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [July 24, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xsl-and-attributes/156298 "2005-07-24T22:05:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xsl-and-attributes/156298/1 "2005-07-24T22:05:23Z")

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[SIZE=1]Is there a way to use XSL to format a tag’s attribute?

For example, if you had

```auto
<tag attribute="value" />

```

could you take that and use something like

```auto
<xsl:value-of select="attribute"/>

```

?

[SIZE=2]Edit: The answer is: Yes. Use:

```auto
<xsl:attribute name="elementAttributeName">someValue</xsl:attribute>

```

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