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Subject: Re: starts-with any number
From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 15:06:39 +0100 (BST)

> But what is the correct syntax if I want to know if this variable starts 
> with any number, 0 to 9?

you are not going to like the answer...

<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="starts-with($variable, '0')">
     ...do something... 0
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="starts-with($variable, '1')">
     ...do something... 1 
</xsl:when>
.
.
.


or if you want to do the same thing in all ten cases, then not much nicer

   <xsl:if test="
      starts-with($variable, '0') or  starts-with($variable, '1') or ...
         ">
     ...do something...
   </xsl:if>


David


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