Subject: Re: [xsl] Removing empty element tags From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:44:15 +0100 |
> 1. It contains no text (whitespace counts as empty) > and > 2. It has no attributes > and > 3. It has no children > translates more or less exactly from english to xslt: <xsl:template match="*[not(normalize-space()) and not(@*) and not(*)]"/> Note you can't have an empty tag in XML. You could in SGML: <> and </> the SGML parser would infer the required element that must be starting or finishing. David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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