Re: [xsl] A problem with concat()

Subject: Re: [xsl] A problem with concat()
From: Brandon Ibach <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:33:09 -0400
Ah!  I see what you were after.  Your test looks for an attribute that
is actually named "attribute" (e.g., <mods:name attribute="...">).
Try "not(@*)", instead.

-Brandon :)


On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Bridger Dyson-Smith
<bdysonsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Brandon,
> thanks for the reply. I'm trying to process several hundred files in
> one fell swoop. :)
>
> Some of the elements look like this:
> <mods:name type="personal" authority="LCNAF">
> some are like this:
> <mods:name type="personal">
> and some fit this bill:
> <mods:name>
>
> D:
>
> So I hoped that testing for "not(@attribute)" would help me parse the
> element and get me by those occasions where I don't have an attribute
> there at all. Is there a better way to handle this case? <- I'm sure
> there is, but I don't know it.
>
> Cheers,
> Bridger
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Brandon Ibach
> <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I notice you have a test of "not(@attribute)" in your code.  Should
>> this be "not(@authority)", instead?
>>
>> -Brandon :)

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