XUL:Attribute:template

template: Type: element id; For template generated elements, this attribute may optionally be placed on the root node (the element with the datasources attribute) to refer to a template that exists elsewhere in the XUL code. This template attribute should be set to the id of the template element. This might be used to share a single template between multiple trees or menus. If this attribute is not specified, there should be a template element directly inside the node.

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