RE: checking for empty elements?

Gabi

> How do I check if an element is empty (even if it has other child
> elements)?
> I am using xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl"...

I can't help you if you are using an old XSLT processor that conforms to the
old WD spec.  Most people on this list would advise you to upgrade first.

You appear to want to test for text nodes inside descendant elements of GT1.
An element like <DOB></DOB> will have no contained text node.

If you were using a 1.0 spec-compliant processor, the following would work:

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
   <xsl:template match="/">
      <contains>
         <xsl:if test="not(GT1/descendant::*/text())">
        	<empty />
         </xsl:if>
      </contains>
   </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Kind regards,

James Carlyle

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