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RE: Checking for empty values
- To: "'xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com'" <xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com>
- Subject: RE: Checking for empty values
- From: Kevin Williams <Kevin dot Williams at ultraprise dot com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:40:50 -0400
- Reply-To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Cantrell [mailto:chc@ontario.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 2:58 PM
> <xsl:if test="not(node())">
>
> I expect this test fails if there are comments or pi's.
Shouldn't - according to section 2.3 of the XPath specification:
A node test node() is true for any node of any type whatsoever.
This would include comments and processing instructions...
- Kevin
Kevin Williams
XML Architect, Ultraprise Corporation
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