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

[Mark Carlson <carlsonm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use this test in your xsl:if:

data-field[@tag='555'][@ind1='8' or not(@ind1)]

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, 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!