Re: how to match the absence of a particular attribute

Hi,

my problem is different, I need to match a node that have NOT a
particular attribute.
Imagine a sequance of node of the same type which can have attributes or not.
I need to perform a first match and if an particular attribute is
absent I will have to perform a second match, otherwise the first
match is enough.

For example:

<A>
   <B a="a">hello2</B>
   <B a="a" b="b">hello3</B>
   <B>hello1</B>
   <B b="b">hello4</B>
</A>

I match the first two "B" nodes as is (the XSLT rewrite them without
translating)
for the third "B" node, since it lacks the "a" attribute, the XSLT
will perform a second match looking for the next "B" node.

Is it possible to match the absence of an attribute with xsl?

On 5/30/05, omprakash.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <omprakash.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
>   Try this:
>
> <xsl:if test="@id">
>   <!--   do something if attribute id exists -->
> </xsl:if>
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> Cheers,
> prakash
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> Hi guys,
>
> how can I test the presence of a particular attribute of a node in an
> "if" or "choose" tag?
> I need to drive the behavior of the translation in two different ways,
> if an attribute exists or not. I suppose the key point is the
> capability to match the absence of an attribute, but I have found no
> way to do this.
>
> Thank you very much for any help.
>
> Livio
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