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Subject: Re: [xsl] xsl:if test = empty string, returns true From: Jorge <chocolate.camera@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 22:43:08 +0200 |
> Try following::string instead. Still evaluates to true. > The node following the key element is a text node containing a newline and some spaces before the <string> open tag. That is what I initially thought, so I tried adding <xsl:strip-space elements="plist dict"/> and then <xsl:strip-space elements="*"/> Shouldn't that take care of any white-space-only text nodes? Adding those lines does not change the result. > Note, I'd use, e.g. > <pair><key>testkey</key><value>....</value></pair><pair>... > and then you don't need the [1]. The plist files follows http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd. It is not a syntax that I can choose. El 13/05/2012, a las 22:24, Liam R E Quin escribis: > On Sun, 2012-05-13 at 22:03 +0200, Jorge wrote: > [...] >> $metadata/plist/dict/key[text()=$label]/following::node()[1]/text()) > [...] > >>> <dict> >>> <key>testkey</key> >>> <string></string> >>> </dict> >>> </plist> >> >> Any idea why the test evaluates to true? > The node following the key element is a text node containing a newline > and some spaces before the <string> open tag. Try following::string > instead. > > Note, I'd use, e.g. > <pair><key>testkey</key><value>....</value></pair><pair>... > and then you don't need the [1]. > > Liam > > -- > Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ > Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/
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