Re: [xsl] 'true' or true()

[Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ahh, so must fall back to string comparison.  I figured as such, but
wanted confirmation.  Thanks!
Karl..

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:23 PM, G. Ken Holman
<gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 2010-11-01 14:14 -0700, Karl Stubsjoen wrote:
>>
>> I have a parameter which will either be, true() by default or 'true'
>> (set by user).  Given the name isTrue, how do you properly write the
>> if test below:
>>
>> <xsl:param name="isTrue" select="true()"/>
>> <xsl:if test="$isTrue or isTrue=true()">
>>
>> When user sets the param value = 'false' the above isTrue test still
>> passes.
>
> Right ... because most tools pass user-specified parameter values as
> strings, and any non-empty string tests as true.
>
> In your situation I would do for XSLT 1.0:
>
>  <xsl:param name="isTrue" select="'true'"/>
>  ...
>  <xsl:if test="$isTrue='true'">...
>
> If you are using XSLT 2.0 I would cast the passed value using xsd:boolean()
> which has a value set of four strings '1', '0', 'true' and 'false'.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> . . . . . . . . Ken
>
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