Re: boolean values

Well, Matt, I'm still new to XSLT, nevertheless I would go like this:
(Hope I'm right and this helps)

----------------------------------
	.
	.
   <xsl:variable name="hasContractsTest">
	<xsl:call-template name="hasContracts">
		<xsl:with-param name="branding" select="$branding"/>
	</xsl:call-template>
   </xsl:variable>
   <xsl:variable name="hasContracts" select="boolean(hasContractsTest)"/>
	.
	.
--------
	<xsl:template name="hasContracts">
		<xsl:param name="branding">
                <xsl:choose>
                        <xsl:when test="$branding = 'ABC' and 
/Output/Contracts/Contract[substring(ContractId,1,1) = 'Q']">1</xsl:when>
			<xsl:when test="/Output/Contracts/Contract">1</xsl:when>
			<xsl:otherwise>0</xsl:otherwise>             
                </xsl:choose> 
	</xsl:template>
====================

It's not necessary to call the count() function, because if the test 
/Output...'Q' will return an empty node-set the processor interprets it as 
false. One or more elements in the node-set as true.

Yours Romeo.

Am Mittwoch, 27. August 2003 22:35 schrieb Keller, Matt:
> I'm having trouble creating variables that are equivalent to a boolean
> value.
>
> I have a variable that was previously coded in this fashion:
>
> <xsl:variable name="hasContracts"
> select="boolean(/Output/Contracts/Contract)"/>
>
> This returned an actual true/false boolean value, and I was able to test
> for it like this:
>
> <xsl:if test="$hasContracts">
>
> However, due to business needs, I have to expand my variable.  I have since
> code it in this manner:
>
>    <xsl:variable name="hasContracts">
>    		<xsl:choose>
>    			<xsl:when test="$branding = 'ABC'"><xsl:value-of
> select="count(/Output/Contracts/Contract[substring(ContractId,1,1)='Q'])
> &#62; 0"/>			</xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of
> select="boolean(/Output/Contracts/Contract)"/></xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>
>    </xsl:variable>
>
> And now it is no longer a boolean value, perhaps because true or false is a
> child of the xsl:variable element?
>
> Is there a way to put the value of your variable in a xsl:choose and retain
> a true boolean value?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
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