Re: [xsl] How to test if existing tag/node contains a non-whitespace value?

[Michael Dykman <mdykman@xxxxxxxxx>]

test="string-length(normalize-space(<expression>)) > 0"

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Ben Stover <bxstover@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> thank you, but can I achieve this with an
>
> <xsl:if test=.....>
>
>  expression as well?
>
> Ben
>
> On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:43:47 +0100, Michael Ludwig wrote:
>
>>Ben Stover schrieb am 09.12.2009 um 19:38:00 (+0100):
>>> Assume a template matches a input tag like
>>>
>>> <aaa>(0 or more whitespaces)</aaa>
>>>
>>> How can I test if this node contains a non-whitespace value?
>
>>Use normalize-space():
>
>><xsl:template match="aaa[normalize-space()]"> ...
>
>>--
>>Michael Ludwig
>
>



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