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Correct, one Yes. That is what I would expect. So wondering why I am having a problem with my XML source. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Vyacheslav Sedov<vyacheslav.sedov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "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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