RE: Empty nodes

Mike,

> > My questions are :
> > 1. is <b code="123"/> is empty node just like <c/> ?
> 
> There's no such thing as an "empty node" defined in the XPath 
> data model, so
> you can define the term any way you like. Popular definitions 
> include "has
> no child nodes", "has zero-length string value", "has no 
> child elements or
> text nodes". These are all different, for example
> <e><!-- comment --></e> is empty under the second and third 
> definitions but
> not the first.

> not(.) is true if the current node does not exist. But it always does.
 
You make me confuse ... :)
Do you mind to give us some examples of 
1. "has no child nodes"
2. "has zero-length string value"
3. "has no child elements or text nodes"
4. node does not exist

Does :
1. <c/> means "has no child nodes" or "has zero-length string value" or "has
no child elements or text nodes" ?
2. <b code="123"> means "has zero-length string value" ?

Thanks,
Benoit Aumars


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