Re: [xsl] Can you embed a filter test ahead of the format-number function in the xsl:value-of method

[Jörg Heinicke <joerg.heinicke@xxxxxx>]

I had already the apprehension! But if it is so, I can't help you too. The
only thing, what I can suggest, is, changing your <xsl:if> to the following:

<xsl:if test="number(@attribute2)">
    <xsl:value-of select="format-number(@attribute2,"#,###.00")"/>
</xsl:if>

So text-values of @attribute2 won't be formatted to NaN too.

Regards,

Joerg

> Joerg
>
> I would try your suggestion but I should have
> added that there are other things I need to
> do inside the for-each so the filter
> on the for-each would restrict the availability
> of the returned result set ....
>
>  <xsl:for-each select="NodeSomething">
> .
> <!-- do some other xslt things with all the other nodes and their
> attributes... etc --> .
> .
>  <!-- just format the value of attribute2 if in face attribute2 is non
> blank -->
>  <xsl:if test="./@attribute2 != ''">
>   <xsl:value-of select="format-number(./@attribute2,"#,###.00")"/>
>  </xsl:if>
>  </xsl:for-each>
>
> therefore...
>
> I need a less code bloat filter on attribute2 when it comes time in
> the syntax to begin working with attribute2....
>
>  <xsl:for-each select="NodeSomething">
> .
> <!-- do some other xslt things with all the other nodes and their
> attributes... etc -->
> .
>       <!-- just format the value of attribute2 if in face attribute2 is
non
> blank -->
>   <xsl:value-of select="[./@attribute2 !=
> '']format-number(./@attribute2,"#,###.00")"/>
>  </xsl:for-each>


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