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> From: SAL ROSALES Jr. [mailto:salrosales@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:03 PM > Subject: test for blank > > > I'm trying to test for a value of nothing for with > XSL. I understand there are no 'else' statements > available in xsl so I'm trying to get this to work. I > thought using the not function would work but so far > the only output I'm getting is from the 1st nested if > statement > > Here are my if statements: > > <xsl:if test="@value"> > <xsl:if > test="@value[contains(., '')]"> > There > is nothing to see > </xsl:if> > <xsl:if > test="@value[not(contains(., ''))]"> > > <xsl:value-of select="."/> > > </xsl:if> > > </xsl:if> contains(., '') will *always* return true, so this is a useless test. Why not just do: <xsl:if test="@value = ''"> for the first test, and <xsl:if test="@value != ''"> for the second? Or use xsl:choose: <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="@value = ''"> etc. hth, b. | brian martinez brian.martinez@xxxxxxxx | | senior gui programmer 303.708.7248 | | trip network, inc. fax 303.790.9350 | | 6436 s. racine cir. englewood, co 80111 | | http://www.cheaptickets.com/ http://www.trip.com/ | XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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