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> Interesting. What does the comma seperation achieve in the select? "," in XPath 2.0 is a sequence concatenation operator. The construct (A, B)[1] selects the first item in the sequence formed by concatenating the sequences A and B: that is, the first A if there is one, or the first B otherwise. Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:37:52 -0000, Michael Kay > <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > If you're really determined you could do > > > > <xsl:variable name="dummy" as="element()"> > > <dummy/> > > </xsl:variable> > > > > ... > > > > <xsl:apply-templates select="(ABC/D, $dummy)[1]"/> > > > > <xsl:template match="dummy"> > > <something/> > > </xsl:template> > > > > Michael Kay > > http://www.saxonica.com/ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Karl Stubsjoen [mailto:kstubs@xxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 21 March 2005 16:09 > > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: Catch ALL | Failed template rule > > > > > > That's what I figured. I was hoping to avoid such. It's > much cleaner > > > to right a single apply-templates rule. Uggg. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:54:06 GMT, David Carlisle > > > <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > How do I setup a template rule for this non-existent match? > > > > > > > > You can't: templates are fired by matching nodes, if you > > > select an empty > > > > node set, then no templates will be invoked. > > > > > > > > If you want something to happen if there is not an > ABC/D child do > > > > > > > > <xsl:if test="not(ABC/D)"> > > > > something > > > > </xsl:if> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > __________ > > > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > > > > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on > > > a proactive > > > > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the > > > globe, visit: > > > > http://www.star.net.uk > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > __________
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