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  shafaqat309

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  XSLT string comparison

  Jan 09, 2013 02:16 AM|LINK

  Hi

  I have follwoing code in XSLT file, i am trying to use if condition  but its not working, please help.

  <xsl:variable name="showNews">
  		<xsl:choose>
  			<xsl:when test="ddwrt:FormatDateTime(@ExpiryDate, 1033, 'dd MMMM yyyy') =''">
  				false
  			</xsl:when>
  		</xsl:choose>
  	</xsl:variable>
  	
  <xsl:if test="$showNews = 'false'"> <xsl:value-of select="$showNews"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:if> 

  <xsl:if test="$showNews = 'False'"> <xsl:value-of select="$showNews"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:if> 

  <xsl:if test="$showNews = false"> <xsl:value-of select="$showNews"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:if> 

  <xsl:if test="$showNews = False"> <xsl:value-of select="$showNews"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:if>
  

  it does'nt print anything in if condition, if i try to print $showNews, it returns false.

  Am i using the right way of string comparison?

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  • Edited by shafaqat309 on Jan 09, 2013 02:17 AM
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  kavita_khand...

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 10, 2013 04:51 AM|LINK

  What is your input XML?

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  I would love to change the world, but they wont give me the source code.
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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 10, 2013 08:23 AM|LINK

  I am using this XSLT code in sharepoint, can't put xml here.

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 11, 2013 05:07 AM|LINK

  shafaqat309

  I am using this XSLT code in sharepoint, can't put xml here.

  Hi,

  If you don't show us your full xml contents, I'm afraid we cannot continue to help you more.

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 12, 2013 03:04 AM|LINK

  Am i using the right way of if condition in XSLT?

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  kavita_khand...

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 12, 2013 06:16 AM|LINK

  Put up a sample short xml , with different node names, but hierarcy of the xml element should be same. (You can put dummy values in the xml)

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  shafaqat309

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 12, 2013 08:20 AM|LINK

  This XSLT code is a template function that accept @ExpiryDate as parameter whcih is always blank. so if my "if conditions" are right then it should ago in at least 1 if condition. 

  I have updated the XSLT as well.

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  dahla

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 12, 2013 09:14 PM|LINK

  You are probably facing issues with linespaces. Try writing

  <![CDATA[false]]>

  then you can use your string comparison.

  Otherwise you could also just write

  <xsl:variable name="showNews" select="ddwrt:FormatDateTime(@ExpiryDate, 1033, 'dd MMMM yyyy') =''/>

  And then you can write <xsl:if test="$showNews">

  • Edited by shafaqat309 on Jan 14, 2013 10:12 AM
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  shafaqat309

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  Re: XSLT string comparison

  Jan 14, 2013 10:12 AM|LINK

  thanx.

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