Thomas -- You are not creating a boolean variable but a result tree fragment which is never empty.
Try: <xsl:variable name="boolean_test" select="false()"/> and see what happens. HTH, Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas F. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 3:00 PM > To: xalan-c-users@xml.apache.org > Cc: xalan-dev@xml.apache.org > Subject: Re: boolean variable evaluation > > > Sorry, I've not been getting enough sleep. Restating my first > sentence: > > I've got a question about Xalan's behavior regarding setting > variables explicitly to the results of boolean functions. > > Restating my example use of the variable: > > <xsl:if test="$boolean_test"> > <message>This is not what I was expecting</message> > </xsl:if> > > -tfo > > On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 16:54, Thomas F. O'Connell wrote: > > I've got a question about Xalan's behavior regarding > setting booleans > > to explicit functions. > > > > If I've got a stylesheet that includes the following: > > > > <xsl:variable name="boolean_test"> > > <xsl:value-of select="false()" /> > > </xsl:variable> > > > > And I then use it in this sort of expression: > > > > <xsl:if test="boolean_test"> > > <message>This is not what I was expecting</message> </xsl:if> > > > > I'll get the message every time. Is that correct and expected > > behavior, or is it a bug? > > > > -tfo > > >
