Re: [xsl] Pipe Question

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/8/05, Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How could I use a pipe for this predicate to specifiy the inclusion of
> ALL where $match does not exist (is empty)?

What is "a pipe for a predicate"?

XPath certainly does not define such thing.

>
> [@sComponentObjectName=$match]
>
> This written out verbose would be:
>
> <xsl:choose>
>  <xsl:when test="$match">
>     ... apply-templates with above predicate ...
>  </xsl:when>
>  <xsl:otherwise>
>    ... apply-templates without above predicate ...
>  </xsl:otherwise>
> </xsl:choose>


The abbreviated form of the above (if I understand it well) is:

  <xsl:apply-templates select=
    "$yourNodeSet[$match][@sComponentObjectName=$match]
   |
     $yourNodeSet[not($match)]
   "/>


Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev