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At 99/10/15 15:16 -0400, Clark C. Evans wrote:

<xsl:if test="../@*=.">I am an attribute</xsl:if>

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Clark C. Evans wrote:
> I have a template that is called
> to do default processing for a
> particular node.  I'd like to
> be able to tell if the node is
> an attribute or element node.
> Any ideas?

Sorry, Clark, but I can contrive an example where the test you've designed will fail. You are relying on content, not checking for the type of node.

I suggest you use: test="not(self::*)" which is to say "I am not a node whose self is any element".

Now my test will *only* tell you it isn't an element node, it doesn't really test that the node is an attribute node, as it could be any other kind of non-element node. I'll post that kind of test separately.

I've illustrated the contrivance below ... I hope this helps.

......... Ken

T:\clark>type clark.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<test attr="hello"><junk>hello</junk></test>
T:\clark>type clark1.xsl
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [<!ENTITY nl "&#xd;&#xa;">]>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                version="1.0">

<xsl:output method="text"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
  <xsl:text>&nl;Element:&nl;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:for-each select="/*/*">
    <xsl:if test="../@*=.">I am an attribute</xsl:if>
  </xsl:for-each>
  <xsl:text>&nl;Attribute:&nl;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:for-each select="/*/@*">
    <xsl:if test="../@*=.">I am an attribute</xsl:if>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>


T:\clark>xt clark.xml clark1.xsl

Element:
I am an attribute
Attribute:
I am an attribute
T:\clark>type clark2.xsl
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [<!ENTITY nl "&#xd;&#xa;">]>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                version="1.0">

<xsl:output method="text"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
  <xsl:text>&nl;Element:&nl;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:for-each select="/*/*">
    <xsl:if test="not(self::*)">I am an attribute</xsl:if>
  </xsl:for-each>
  <xsl:text>&nl;Attribute:&nl;</xsl:text>
  <xsl:for-each select="/*/@*">
    <xsl:if test="not(self::*)">I am an attribute</xsl:if>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>


T:\clark>xt clark.xml clark2.xsl

Element:

Attribute:
I am an attribute
T:\clark>

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