Re: finding "empty" text nodes where element has a spe

as always involving tests for empty, it depends what you mean bey empty


 //*[@name][(not(node()))]
tests for no element children at all (and a name attribute) so

<a name=""> </a> is non-empty, as is
<a name=""><!-- this --></a>
If you want want white space to count as empty then 
 //*[@name][not(normalize-space()))]

now the two above are selected (ie counted as empty) but
so is

<a name=""> <b/> </a>

If sub elements may be there you may want somnething like

 //*[@name][not(*)][not(normalize-space()))]

David

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