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Subject: Re: check node
From: YueMa <may@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 14:09:01 -0500
xsl if check node
Thanks for the answer! ;-)
You know I still don't feel so comfortable with XSLT grammars, somehow, the
false=not(NoteA) works, even I don't have a child element called false.....

Yue


David Carlisle wrote:

> > I use <xsl:if test="false=not(NodeA)">...</xsl:if>
>
> simpler to write
>
> I use <xsl:if test="NodeA">...</xsl:if>
>
> A node set may be used in a boolean context and is true if it is non
> empty. You are already using that fact when you use it with not().
>
> Your test is actually rather strange, you used false not false() so
> you are comparing against the string value of a child element called
> false.
>
> David
>
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