RE: [xsl] Only copy nodes that have text at some point in the tree

[mjyoungblut@xxxxxxx]

This takes care of all of the product nodes, but what about the
<Grandchild> node for <Product NodeID='C'>?  This should also be removed.
Is there a recursive way of solving this problem?

Thanks,
     Matt


                                                                                                                   
                    "Chris Bayes"                                                                                  
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Matt,
<xsl:template match="Product">
     <xsl:if test="descendant::*/text()">
          <xsl:copy-of select="." />
     </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>

Ciao Chris

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> -----Original Message-----
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> mjyoungblut@xxxxxxx
> Sent: 28 September 2001 21:55
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> Subject: [xsl] Only copy nodes that have text at some point
> in the tree
>
>
> Hi,
>      I know I have seen this question posed before, but I
> can't seem to find it in the FAQ or in the archives.  Sorry
> for the redundancy.
>
> I only want to copy nodes that have a textual descendant. <Catalog>
>      <Product NodeID="A" Action="A">
>           <Child>
>                <Grandchild/>
>           </Child>
>      </Product>
>      <Product NodeID="B" Action="A">
>           <Child>
>                <Grandchild>Steven</Grandchild>
>           </Child>
>      </Product>
>      <Product NodeID="C" Action="A">
>           <Child>
>                <Grandchild>Paul</Grandchild>
>                <Grandchild/>
>           </Child>
>      </Product>
>      <Product NodeID="D" Action="A"/>
>
> </Catalog>
>
> I would expect the results to look like the following: <Catalog>
>      <Product NodeID="B" Action="A">
>           <Child>
>                <Grandchild>Steven</Grandchild>
>           </Child>
>      </Product>
>      <Product NodeID="C" Action="A">
>           <Child>
>                <Grandchild>Paul</Grandchild>
>           </Child>
>      </Product>
> </Catalog>
>
> If somebody has a link or a solution to this problem, I would
> appreciate it. Thanks,
>      Matt Youngblut
>
>
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