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RE: Non-existing node
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] Non-existing node
- From: Jarno dot Elovirta at nokia dot com
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:10:07 +0300
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> I have a (stupid?) question:
>
> What is returned when you try to reach a node that doesn't exist ?
An empty node-set.
> Imagine the simplest xml possible:
>
> <xml></xml>
>
> what I would like to know is what value is returned if I try
> to reach some
> node inside the xml, thus is:
>
> ...
> <xsl:if test="SomeNode=Whatever">
> ...
> </xsl:if>
> ...
>
> What is the "Whatever" compared to ?
An empty string. See http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#booleans for more info on
comparisons.
Jarno
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