The xsl:output element lets you control many things about serialization:

• method - xml, html, text, or a QName

• version - The XML version

• encoding - The encoding to use while serializing.

• omit-xml-declaration - "yes" or "no" - omits the <?xml pi

• doctype-system/doctype-public - Controls the <!DOCTYPE declaration

• indent - Controls pretty-printing of the XML.

• media-type - The MIME Type

• cdata-section-elements - Elements whose contents should be wrappped with <![CDATA[ ]]>.

Example:

<xsl:output method="xml" omit-xml-declaration="yes" encoding="UTF-8"/>