Re: unix problems.. change of approach

Thanks..
shall try


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joerg Heinicke" <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:00 PM
Subject: Re:  unix problems.. change of approach


> Hello Laura,
>
> > so i thought i use something like.
> > <xsl:variable name="isCorrectValue"
> > select="normalize-space($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])"/>
> > which would give my "isCorrectValue" a boolean true or false.
> > this is not working..
>
> that's wrong. normalize-space() returns the normalized string, not true
> or false. You can surround it with boolean(). But a test like in my
> other mail (test="normalize-space(...)") would also convert it to boolean.
>
> Joerg
>
> > If anyone can correct the above statement to get the boolean value as i
> > wanted , then  string($isCorrectValue) will give me literal true or
false,
> > which i can make use later.
> >
> > Can anyone help me please.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laura" <xsl_list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >>so would this mean that this is a bug in XALAN??
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Joerg Heinicke" <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>
> >>To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:23 PM
> >>Subject: Re:  unix problems
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Seems to be a processor specific problem. The statement is correct.
What
> >>>about test="string($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])" or
> >>>test="normalize-space($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])". Shorter and less
> >>>conversions in it.
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>
> >>>Joerg
> >>>
> >>>Laura wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>sorry i meant
> >>>><xsl:if test="not(string-length($demoValue[@value = 'valid'])=0)">
> >>>>This goes without errors in windows
> >>>>but throws
> >>>>java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
> >>>>when run on UNIX system
>
>
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