XSLT

haixia · August 14th, 2006, 08:40 AM

Hello,

Does anyone know what function should I use to test if the value inside the number1 is populated or not? I am using this value to do a condition check. if the value is populated, do one thing, otherwise, do other thing.

<Field>
<Number1>123456<Number1>
</Field>

Thank you very much in advance!
Haixia

mhkay · August 14th, 2006, 08:44 AM

The most obvious is

<xsl:if test="Number1 = ''">

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

haixia · August 14th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Michael,

I made a mistake, the element looks like this and I would like to test if there is any value inside Number1

<Field>
<Field id ="Number1"></Number1>
</Field>

Thanks,
Haixia

mhkay · August 14th, 2006, 08:59 AM

Your previous example was well-formed XML, this one isn't, so you're heading rapidly downhill.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

haixia · August 14th, 2006, 09:07 AM

Yeah, I know. But we have no control of changing it as it's sent by our client. Is there any ways to test if there is any value inside of the number1?

Thanks,
Haixia

mhkay · August 14th, 2006, 09:31 AM

If your client is really sending you

<Field id ="Number1"></Number1>

then I suggest you talk to him about the benefits that would be gained by using XML instead.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference