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testing the current node in IF statements
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- Subject: testing the current node in IF statements
- From: Peter Bennett <peter dot bennett at telematica dot co dot uk>
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 14:01:22 -0000
- Reply-To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
I have begun learning XSL and have figured out, that I can use testing
on attributes, ancestors, descendants to eliminate some duplication in
my code,
i.e.
<xsl:template match="contact">
<xsl:if test="@gender='male'">
instructions
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="@gender='female'">
different instructions
</xsl:if>
some instructions common to both attributes
</xsl:template>
what I really want to do now is use the same idea for the node itself
i.e..
<xsl:template match="book | chapter">
<xsl:if test="self='book'">
instructions
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="self='chapter'">
different instructions
</xsl:if>
some instructions common to both
</xsl:template>
but this doesn't work.
I know, <xsl:if test="self='chapter'"> doesn't work, but there must be a
correct way of achieving something like this.
I am using XT
Thank you for your help
Peter
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