Re: [xsl] XSLT: check if value is whitespace(s)

["M. David Peterson" <m.david@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I concede to the approach suggested by David Carlisle ... use his... much more 
efficient :)

I definitely need Coffee. Good morning all! ;)

<M:D/>

M. David Peterson wrote:

> Off the top of my head it seems the easiest would be to use the 
> translate function within the select attribute of a variable to convert 
> spaces into non-spaces (nothing) and then use a simple boolean test to 
> determine what to do next if it returns false... For example...
>
> <xsl:variable name="testWhiteSpace" select="translate(foo/bar, ' ', '')" />
>
> <xsl:if test="$testWhiteSpace">
> ...do something
> </xsl:if>
>
> Untested.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> <M:D/>
>
> Ralph Holz wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > is there a way to check if a given value is whitespace(s) only? A 
> > function maybe?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ralph