Re: Is a variable referencing a node

<xsl:variable name="foo">
  <xsl:choose>
    <xsl:when test="$aVar='someFlag'">
      <xsl:value-of select="/path/to/some/element"/>
    </xsl:when>
    <xsl:otherwise>
      <xsl:value-of select="/path/to/another/element"/>
    </xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:choose>
  <xsl:when test="$foo">
    <xsl:value-of select="$foo"/>
  </xsl:when>
  <xsl:otherwise>--</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>

<xsl:variable name="flagged" select="$aVar='someFlag'"/>
<xsl:variable name="foo"
  select="/path/to/some/element[$flagged] |
          /path/to/another/element[not($flagged)]"/>
<xsl:value-of select="$foo"/>
<xsl:if test="not($foo)">--</xsl:if>

Cheers,
Wendell

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Wendell Piez                            mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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