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RE: Checking for empty values

Subject: RE: Checking for empty values
From: Kevin Williams <Kevin.Williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:40:50 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Cantrell [mailto:chc@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 2:58 PM

> <xsl:if test="not(node())">
> 
> I expect this test fails if there are comments or pi's.

Shouldn't - according to section 2.3 of the XPath specification:

  A node test node() is true for any node of any type whatsoever.

This would include comments and processing instructions...

- Kevin

Kevin Williams
XML Architect, Ultraprise Corporation

 


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