RE: boolean values

> However, due to business needs, I have to expand my variable. 
>  I have since code it in this manner:
>
>    <xsl:variable name="hasContracts">
>               <xsl:choose>
>                       <xsl:when test="$branding = 
> 'ABC'"><xsl:value-of 
> select="count(/Output/Contracts/Contract[substring(ContractId,
> 1,1)='Q']) &#62; 0"/>                 </xsl:when>
>                       <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of 
> select="boolean(/Output/Contracts/Contract)"/></xsl:other
> wise>                 
>               </xsl:choose>    
>    </xsl:variable> 
>
> And now it is no longer a boolean value, perhaps because true 
> or false is a child of the xsl:variable element?
>
> Is there a way to put the value of your variable in a 
> xsl:choose and retain a true boolean value?
Not directly, in XSLT 1.0 (In XSLT 2.0, you can use xsl:sequence).

But you can create a variable whose value is an RTF (as above), and then
create a second variable that converts it to a boolean:

<xsl:variable name="hasContracts-boolean" select="$hasContracts =
'true'"/>

Michael Kay


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