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Re: XSLT number() problem


number(0) doesn't return false. It returns 0. It is the attribute
test="number(0)" that is evaluated as false.

Wei-Chin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Welch" <awelch@piper-group.com>
To: <xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:02 AM
Subject: RE: [xsl] XSLT number() problem


>
> >> <xsl:if test='number(@FieldA)'>
> >
> >Note that this test also returns false if the FieldA attribute is 0,
> >which may or may not be desired. To test whether the numeric value of
> >the FieldA attribute is NaN, you can alternatively use:
> >
> >Jeni
>
> Really?  Is there a reason why number(0) returns false?
>
> cheers
> andrew
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