Hi Subbiah,

> I want to find out if a node say <fruits></fruits> in my XML file has data
> in it or not and then decide as to what I need to do.
>
> I can check if a nodes exists or not in XSL not sure how to check if it
has
> any data.

<xsl:if test="not(mygarden/fruits)">
.... Do something
</xsl:if>

The node still can have children, but with empty content.
To thes again children use node()-Function.

Juergen