Re: How to detect if the context item exists

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Subject: Re: How to detect if the context item exists
From: Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:43:30 +0100

On 30/06/2011 18:33, stf@xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

I need to detect inside a named template if the context item is defined,
but exists(.) and (. castable as xs:anyType) fail, because, you know,
the context item is not defined. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Stefan

It can't be done without a try/catch, I'm afraid.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

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