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Re: Finding the first non-empty node
- From: Ryan Neil Gillespie <scoobie at UDel dot Edu>
- To: "'xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com'" <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:59:14 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: [xsl] Finding the first non-empty node
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There may be a more efficient way to do this, but I think this will work.
<xsl:template select="root">
<xsl:for-each select="tag">
<xsl:if test="string-length(.) > 0">
<h1>I have data</h1>
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Melton, Joseph (LNG) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there a test for finding the position of the first tag that contains
> data? The example would be as follows:
>
> <root>
> <tag1/>
> <tag1/>
> <tag1/>
> <tag1>This one has data</tag>
> <tag1>This one has data</tag>
> <tag1>This one has data</tag>
> </root>
>
> So I would like position 4 returned. Thank you
>
> Joe
>
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