TRY THIS: <xsl:variable name="xtest"> <xsl:value-of select="department"/> </xsl:variable>
<xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="string($xtest)!=''"> NON EMPTY </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> EMPTY </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> Jaykay -----Original Message----- From: Scherler, Thorsten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Donnerstag, 21. November 2002 14:57 To: Cocoon-Users (E-Mail) Subject: XSL Element testing whether empty, or not! Hello group, newbie question: How can you test whether a Element contain information or not? I mean something like the DB command "is not Null" // "is null". Example: data.xml case 1) <department>Elektro</department> case 2) <department /> I want to have the word Department in front of the value as soon as the <department>is not empty</department>. I figured out that the string-length(./department/text()) is 19 as soon <department />. If <department>is not empty</department> is > 19. So I have written the following xsl (knowing that is a work around but not a solution). <xsl:variable name="xtest"> <xsl:value-of select="string-length(./department/text())"/> </xsl:variable> <fo:block> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="$xtest>19">Abteilung: <xsl:value-of select="./department/text()"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:when test="$xtest<20"> <xsl:value-of select="./department/text()"/> </xsl:when> </xsl:choose> Is there a better way to do it? > Mit freundlichem Gruss, > > Thorsten Scherler > Marketing / Telefonmarketing > > Weidmüller GmbH & Co. > P.O. Box 2807 > 33058 Paderborn > Tel.:+ 49 - 5252-960-350 > Fax:+ 49 - 5252-960-116 > eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.weidmueller.de > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
