Re: [xsl] Checking if node has data

Subject: Re: [xsl] Checking if node has data
From: George Cristian Bina <george@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:19:33 +0300
Hi,

> I can check if a nodes exists or not in XSL not sure how to check if it has
> any data.


Just define what any data means to you and check that for existence.
For instance if by has data you mean that it should have at least one text node then you can simply check if a text node exists inside fruits:


<xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits/text()">
...
</xsl:if>

If any data means any element then you will get

<xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits/*">
...
</xsl:if>

Hope that helps,
George
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George Cristian Bina
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Subbiah wrote:
Hi, I want to find out if a node say <fruits></fruits> in my XML file has data
in it or not and then decide as to what I need to do.


I can check if a nodes exists or not in XSL not sure how to check if it has
any data.

<xsl:if test="mygarden/fruits='true'">
.... Do something
</xsl:if>


Any help ?


regards,
raman

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