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I have an XML document that may contain nodes with no children <node> </node> in the XPath data model that node does contain a child, a text node consisting of a newline and 6 spaces. This is a VFAQ, the answers are test="not(node())" (tests if really empty) or test="not(*)" (tests if no element children) or test="string(.)" (tests if string value is empty) or test="normalize-space(.)" (tests if string value is just white space) or ... David _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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