Given the following XML:

<ABC>
  <A>1</A>
  <B>2</B>
  <C>3</C>
</ABC>

This select will result in nothing:
<xsl:apply-templates select="ABC/D"/>

How do I setup a template rule for this non-existent match?



On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:00:17 +0530, omprakash.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<omprakash.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
>   here goes!
> 
> This selects everything other than the node named slide
> 
> <xsl:template match="//*[not(name(.) = 'slide')]">
> 
> </xsl:template>
> 
> Cheers,
> Omprakash.V
> 
>                    Karl
>                    Stubsjoen            To:     xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>                    <kstubs@gmail        cc:     (bcc: omprakash.v/Polaris)
>                    .com>                Subject:      Catch ALL | Failed template rule
> 
>                    03/21/2005
>                    08:33 PM
>                    Please
>                    respond to
>                    xsl-list
> 
> 
> I'd like a catch ALL template rule, actually a catch NOT template
> rule.  In an effort to check for the existence of a select, I have
> setup a match template rule that simply returns "1" for a match.  So I
> have:
> 
> <xsl:template match="record" mode="recordexists">
> <xsl:text>1</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> The failed select would need to return a "0".  So I need a match that
> simply returns 0.
> 
> So something like:
> 
> <xsl:template match="not(record)" mode="recordexists">
> <xsl:text>0</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> (which is not a legal match statement, but that is what I need).  I'm
> sure there is a way, and I'm sure it is obvious!  Just not coming to
> me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Karl
> 
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