Add a DOCTYPE declaration on XSL Ouptut

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I am transforming xml to another xml using XSLT. Some xmls will have DOCTYPE declaration and some donot. I am trying to insert doctype declaration from XSLT stylesheet but I couldn't find enough information on How to do that.

Possible duplicate of [Set HTML5 doctype with XSLT](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3387127/set-html5-doctype-with-xslt). The accepted answer is outdated, but there is plenty of information in the other answers. — Mathias Müller, Feb 06 '17 at 12:54

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 06 '17 at 12:42

You can easily add a doctype declaration with the xsl:output element:

<xsl:output 
    method="xml"
    standalone="no"
    doctype-public="-//Org//DTD XYZ 2017-02-06//DE"
    doctype-system="myStructure.dtd"
    />

With "doctype-public" you define the PUBLIC identifier and with "doctype-system" the filename of your DTD. The xsl:output element typically is at the top of your XSL right after xsl:stylesheet (or xsl:import if any).

Add a DOCTYPE declaration on XSL Ouptut

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