RE: Can I use a boolean variable in an xsl:if test

<xsl:variable name="show">
  <xsl:value-of select = "$time != 60000" />
</xsl:variable>

is not a boolean variable, it is a result tree fragment. If you convert a
result tree fragment to a boolean, the result is always true.

The correct way to write a boolean variable is:

<xsl:variable name="show" select="$time != 60000" />

I simply have no idea why this verbose, inefficient, and often incorrect
style using <xsl:value-of> within <xsl:variable> has become so popular.

Cheers,
Wendell

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