Re: template match question

Hi Sandy,

><xsl:template match="b[c]"/>

Should work - when you say 'fails' what happens... and error message or
unexpected output?

If it is unexpected output then it is possibly due to your stylesheet
encountering built-in rule templates (see
http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#built-in-rule )


><xsl:template match="b[//c]"/>

Will match a <b> element whenever there is a <c> anywhere in the XML.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy McArthur <sandymac@xxxxxxx>
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02 August 2002 17:06
Subject:  template match question


>I'm having trouble figuring out how to have two templates that match the
>same element but differ based on if a child elements exists.
>
>Source fragment:
>
><a>
>  <b>
>   <c>
>     foo
>   </c>
>  </b>
>
>  <b>
>    bar
>  </b>
></a>
>
>I'm having trouble writing a template match for 'b' when it has a 'c'
>element. Here is what seems logical to me but won't work and any little
>varriation I come up with fails too:
>
><xsl:template match="b[c]"/>
>
>That form seems logical to me because this at least makes the template
>match but how I want it to:
>
><xsl:template match="b[//c]"/>
>
>What am I doing wrong and/or how is my thinking wrong?
>
>FYI: I'm using the Xalan that comes with the Sun 1.4 JVM on linux.
>
>Thanks,
>Sandy McArthur
>
>
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