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"You get one Yes". is out of xsl:if element On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Christopher R. Maden <crism@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Karl Stubsjoen wrote: > > What would cause a string() test to fail? I've tested on a simple > > xml, like this, with the following test: > > > > Assume we are matching on B > > > > <xsl:if test="string(C/@test)">Yes</xsl:if> You get one Yes. > > > > <A> > > <B> > > <C/> > > <C/> > > <C/> > > </B> > > <B> > > <C/> > > <C test="yes"/> > > <C/> > > </B> > > </A> > > What would you expect to get? > > Remember that in the context of xsl:if test, there is a coercion to > Boolean. When there is no @test attribute, the string() will evaluate > to the empty string, which in turn evaluates to false. So I would > expect no Yes for the first <B> and a Yes for the second <B>. > > ~Chris > -- > Chris Maden, text nerd <URL: http://crism.maden.org/ > > All I ask of living is to have no chains on me, > And all I ask of dying is to go naturally. Laura Nyro > GnuPG Fingerprint: C6E4 E2A9 C9F8 71AC 9724 CAA3 19F8 6677 0077 C319
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