Re: How can I test for empty elements

[Tony Graham <tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 20 Oct 1998 16:59 +0100, Thomas Stadler wrote:
 > Sorry, I cannot find the answer in the spec:
 > 
 > how can I ask whether the element at current-node
 > is an EMPTY one?
 > 
 > I need it for a generic transformer from and to
 > SGML and for the distinction whether to make element
 > or empty-element.

(if (node-property "must-omit-end-tag?" node)
      (make empty-element
	    attributes: (copy-attributes))
      (make element
	    attributes: (copy-attributes)))

See "SGML Identity Transformation" in the DSSSL Cookbook at
http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dsssldoc/cookbook

Regards,


Tony Graham
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