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Re: Checking if node has data

2004-08-03 02:18:46
Hi David,
  You are right in your reasoning. But the original
question asked was "if a node say <fruits></fruits> in
the XML file has data in it or not". By having data, I
assumed "string value".. 

Regards,
Mukul

--- David Carlisle <davidc(_at_)nag(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk> wrote:



     <xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits = ''">
    <!-- evaluates to true if node fruits does not
contain data -->

Not really, it evaluates to true if its string value
is empty
so it would be true for
<mygarden><fruits><apples/></fruits><mygarden>


To test if the element is non empty use

     <xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits/node()">


David


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