hi,

you can simply test by mentioning the node name .
in your case try
 <xsl:if test = "subcategory">
...

</xsl:if>

regards
Raghvesh Agarwal
Aithent Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Gurgaon
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From: "Joel Konkle-Parker" <jjk3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TheList" <thelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:57 AM
Subject:  Testing for presence of node


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> I have an XML file that contains the following structure:
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> <category>
>   <subcategory>
>     <article>
>     </article>
>   </subcategory>
> </category>
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> In my XSLT stylesheet, I need to be able to test if the <category>
> node I'm working with contains a <subcategory> node. What's the best
> way to test for the presence of this node without actually doing
> anything with it? I was thinking <xsl:if test="something">.
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