<xsl:if test='Description'>

will test for a Description element as a child of the current node.

<xsl:if test='not(Description = '')'>

will test whether there is a Description child element which does not
contain an empty string.
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mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Johnson [mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:14 PM
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> How can I test to see if a element is NOT null?
> I have tried the following:
> 
> <xsl:if test="Discription[.!='']"><img 
> src="images/desc.jpg"/></xsl:if>
> 
> <xsl:if test="Discription != ''><img src="images/desc.jpg"/></xsl:if>
> 
> <xsl:if test="Discription $ne$ ''"<img 
> src="images/desc.jpg"/></xsl:if>
> 
> I am not sure where to look now.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul R. Johnson
> 
> 
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