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Why not try something like that : <xsl:if test="boolean(item)"> <!-- use your node --> </xsl:if> or : <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="boolean(item)"> <!-- use your node --> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <!-- something else --> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> Hope this helps... JB ----- Original Message ----- From: ".::romina::." <romina@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 3:27 PM Subject: checking if child exists > Hello... > I wanted to know if there's a way with xslt (i'm sure there is) to check if > a child of a node exists. For eg. > > <somethingbig> > <law> > <parag n="1">yadda yadda yadda</parag> > <parag n="2"><item nb="1">blah</item> <item nb="2">blaah</item></parag> > <parag n="3">something else</parag> > </law> > </somethingbig> > > I need to check if there's the child node <item> and if it exists to show > the value of it and if it doesnt exist... well to go on checking for nodes. > > Thanks in advance > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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