Re: [xsl] How to produce X when an attribute of an element does not exist or equals Y?

[Jeff Sese <jeferson.sese@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the xpath expression your looking for would be:

data-field[@tag='555'][not(exists(@ind1))]

-- Jeff

On 07 9, 08, at 10:46 AM, Joyce Celeste Chapman wrote:

> Hi, I'm new to the listserv and to XSL. Using the XML below and  
> XSLT 1.0, I would like content to appear both when an attribute of  
> an element does not exist and when it equals X. Specifically, I  
> would like the contents of data-field tag 555 to appear if this  
> data-field does not have any "ind1" attribute, or if its ind1  
> equals 8.
>
> Data fields with indicators versus no indicators in my XML look  
> like this:
> <data-field tag="555" ind1="0">
>    <subfield code="a">...</subfield>
> </data-field>
> <data-field tag="555">
>    <subfield code="a">...</subfield>
> </data-field>
>
> This is the XSLT I have figured out, minus the missing part:
> <xsl:if test="data-field[@tag='555'][@ind1='8'] | ...or if a data- 
> field with attribute 555 has no attribute ind1">
>    <otherfindaid encodinganalog="555">
>        <xsl:for-each select="data-field[@tag='555'][@ind1='8']  
> | ...or if a data-field with attribute 555 has no attribute ind1">
>            <p>
>                <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>            </p>
>        </xsl:for-each>
>    </otherfindaid>
> </xsl:if>
>
> I would be very grateful for any help. Thank you!

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