## Syntax
```mermaid
%%{init: {
'theme': 'base',
'flowchart': { 'padding': '7', 'nodeSpacing': '20', 'rankSpacing': '20' },
'themeVariables': {
'fontSize': '11px',
'fontFamily': 'Arial'
}
}}%%
flowchart LR
Start((START)) --> XMLTRANSFORM[XMLTRANSFORM]:::quoted
XMLTRANSFORM --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `XMLTRANSFORM` SQL functions applies an XSL style sheet to the XML instance.
Parameters:
- XML: XML type instance to be transformed with the XSL style sheet.
- Style sheet: The XSL style sheet to apply.
Returns: the XML instance with the style sheet applied to it.