The code you've shown us looks fine.

This probably means the bug is in the code you haven't shown us.

Michael Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Ivs
> Sent: 24 October 2003 16:57
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  xsl variable - issue
> 
> 
> Hello,
>    Please take a look at the XML and XSL files. I have
> variable called contentsVar which contains a node set.
> For some reason, the 'if' statement is failing though
> the XML says isvisible = true. Not sure what I am
> doing wrong. 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> XML:
> 
> <root>
>    <book>
>       <contents isvisible="true">
>           <chap>
> 	  <chap>
>        </contents>
>    </book>
> </root>
> 
> XSL:
> 
> <xsl:template match="book">
> <xsl:variable name="contentsVar" select="contents"/>
> .
> .
> .
> <xsl:if test="$contentsVar/@isvisible = 'true'">
> do something...
> </xsl:if>
> </xsl:template>
> 
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