XSL-FO flowObject
XSL-FO Reference Manual
Definition and Usage
Content from the <fo:flow> object fills the XSL-FO page.
The <fo:flow> object contains all elements to be printed to the page.
When the page is full, the same master page will be reused until all text is printed.
The <fo:flow> object has a "flow-name" attribute that defines where the content goes.
Syntax
<fo:flow>
<!--
Contents:(block|block-container|
table-and-caption|table|
list-block)+
-->
</fo:flow>
<!--
Contents:(block|block-container|
table-and-caption|table|
list-block)+
-->
</fo:flow>
Attributes
| Attributes |
|---|
| flow-name |
Example 1
A "real" XSL-FO example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
<fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:simple-page-master master-name="A4">
</fo:simple-page-master>
</fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4">
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:block>Hello EXAMPLE</fo:block>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>
</fo:root>
<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
<fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:simple-page-master master-name="A4">
</fo:simple-page-master>
</fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4">
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:block>Hello EXAMPLE</fo:block>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>
</fo:root>
The output of the above code is shown below:
| Hello EXAMPLE
|
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