I have a block of xml that looks like the following.

<Form>
<Names>
<LastName>Jones</LastName>
<LastName>Smith</LastName>
<LastName>Anderson</LastName>
</Names>
</form>


I need to display blocks of code only if text matches the text in any of the three nodes(or more) in LastName. So you may have a block of code that should display only if "Jones" is in the above nodes. I've examined XSL IF and Choose and can't really find anything that works for this purpose. Thanks.

The condition test="LastName='Jones'" does exactly what you are looking for - it returns true if any of the children named LastName has the string value "Jones".

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By the way, it's generally considered antisocial to ask the same question in more than once place at the same time. It's like asking both your neighbours if you can borrow some sugar.

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Keep in mind that beginners often struggle with syntax so I had to rely on a response from the other list to figure this out. This was my answer in the short form.

<xsl:if test="'Smith'=Form/Names/LastName">