# XmlTransform()
Applies an Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) to an XML document object that is represented as a string variable.
An XSLT converts an XML document to another format or representation by applying an Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) stylesheet to it.
```
XmlTransform( xml=any, xsl=string, parameters=struct );
```
**Returns:** string
# Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| xml | any | Yes | An XML document in string format, or an XML document object *Alias: xmlNode, xmlObj, xmlDoc, node* | |
| xsl | string | Yes | A string containing XSL text *Alias: xslString, xslText* | |
# Examples
```cfml
styles = '
';
xml_stream = '
Alice
Bob
Reminder
Here is the message you requested.
Bob
Alice
Your request
I got your message; all is well.
';
xml_document = XmlParse(xml_stream);
echo(xmlTransform(xml_document,styles));
```
# Categories
[XML](../../categories/xml.md), [Strings](../../categories/string.md)
# See Also
[xml.transform()](../objects/xml/transform.md)