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XSLT <choose>

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Summary

It provides if-else branching within XSLT 1.0. It contains one or more <xsl:when> with test attributes, as well as an optional one <xsl:otherwise> as a branch if all false. This syntax is similar to switch-cases in programming languages.

Key points

<xsl:choose> is the container; the actual decision is in <xsl:when test="...">
There could be many, and the first true- is used.
Optional, maximum one, placed at the end
When all when and there is no otherwise, there is no output
Suitable for classification such as price category or grade value

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