Subject: Re: [xsl] possible value-of return values From: tcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Trevor Nash) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 19:22:08 GMT |
On Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:38:52 -0400, you wrote: >Hello, > >Given the following XML document: ><root> ><user name="Alex" password="Elephant" color=""/> ><user name="Reuter" password="Rhino"/> ></root> >I was wondering if anyone knew the distinction in return values between: ><xsl:value-of select="/root/user[@name='Alex']/@color"/> >And ><xsl:value-of select="/root/user[@name='Reuter']/@color"/> > > >My guess is they would both be null, but I need to execute logic which >hinges on whether the attribute exists and has a null value OR whether it >exists at all. > Not 'null' but an empty string. Both are empty strings but for different reasons: in the first case you are getting a node set containing the attribute node, which when converted to a string gives the value of the attribute, in the second you are getting an empty node set which when converted to a string gives you "". But when converted to a boolean a non-empty node-set gives you true, and an empty one false. So: <xsl:if test="/root/user[@name='Alex']/@color"> This is true </xsl:if> <xsl:if test="/root/user[@name='Reuter']/@color"> This is false </xsl:if> >Anything you got would be great. > >Thanks, > > Alex > Regards, Trevor Nash -- Traditional training & distance learning, Consultancy by email Melvaig Software Engineering Limited voice: +44 (0) 1445 771 271 email: tcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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