• To: 'Dominik Röth' <dominik.roeth@v...>,"'xml-dev@lists. xml. org'" <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: xpath check if value-atribute is empty
• From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
• Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:01:58 -0000
• In-reply-to: <704EC3C50BA7D711BA4000105ADDC08103FCDB71@verimail>
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You're better off asking xpath coding questions on the xsl-list at
www.mulberrytech.com, which tends to stick to its intended subject, unlike
xml-dev which tends to wander off into discussions about google and black
helicopters.

boolean(string(@value)) 

will be true only if @value exists and is not "".

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominik Röth [mailto:dominik.roeth@v...] 
> Sent: 15 March 2005 10:06
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> Subject:  xpath check if value-atribute is empty
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> Hello xml-dev members!
> 
> My name is Dominik Röth. I am working for Verivox and I am 
> looking for the
> answer to following question:
> 
> How can I check with an xpath expression that the value 
> attribute of one
> specific note is not empty?
> 
> Could anybody help me because I am completely new to the xml-stuff!
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Dominik Röth
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