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      <h1>xsl:apply-imports</h1>
      <p>The <code>xsl:apply-imports</code> element is used in conjunction with imported stylesheets. There
are no attributes. The element may contain zero or more <code>xsl:with-param</code> elements (as permitted
in XSLT 2.0).</p>
      <p>At run-time, there must be a <i>current template</i>. A current template is established when
a template is activated as a result of a call on <code>xsl:apply-templates</code>. 
Calling <code>xsl:call-template</code>
does not change the current template. Calling 
<a class="bodylink" href="../xsl-elements/for-each.xml">xsl:for-each</a> or <a class="bodylink" href="../xsl-elements/for-each-group.xml">xsl:for-each-group</a>
 causes the current template to become null.</p>
      <p>The effect is to search for a template that matches the current node and that is defined in
a stylesheet that was imported (directly or indirectly, possibly via <code>xsl:include</code>) from the
stylesheet containing the current template, and whose mode matches the current mode.
 If there is such a template, it is activated using the current node. If not, the call on
 <code>xsl:apply-imports</code> has no effect.</p>
      <p>To supply parameters to the called template, one or more <a class="bodylink" href="../xsl-elements/with-param.xml">xsl:with-param</a> elements
may be included. The values of these parameters are available to the called template. If the
<code>xsl:with-param</code> element specifies <code>tunnel="yes"</code>, then the parameter is passed
transparently through to templates called at any depth, but it can only be referenced by an
<code>xsl:param</code> element that also specifies <code>tunnel="yes"</code>. If the default value,
<code>tunnel="no"</code> is used, then the parameter value is available only in the immediately
called template, and only if the <code>xsl:param</code> element specifies <code>tunnel="no"</code>
(explicitly or by defaulting the attribute).</p>
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