what does <xsl:value-of select = "."/> mean in an xsl file

Question

I have an XSLT file and in this file there are statements <xsl:value-of select = "."/>

Can anyone tell me what does select = "." mean?

Answer 1

If I remember correctly select="xpath/selector" hence <xsl:value-of /> will yield the value at the described xPath.

As described here . selects the current node much the same way as . selects the current folder in a file system path.