how to check if a varibale value is contain a perticular string or equals to that perticular string??

<xsl:if test ="{$names !='match'}">

this is giving error...pls tell me wat will be the syntax..

loose the curly brackets


<xsl:if test ="$names !='match'">

You don't need the curly braces. I think you are making a lot of guesses about the syntax. You need to read a good book so you understand the concepts.

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

that's very true..actually in my application i hav to handle xslt..with in very short and hav no time to build my concepts and to know all the syntax...and i hav found this forum which is really very helpful me with the members warm response..thnx u guys ...hats off :)