You mean something like:

<xsl:if test="fid">
  <xsl:attribute name="id">
    <xsl:value-of select="fid"/>
  </xsl:attribute>
</xsl:if>

Kind regards,
nancy

--- David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   is it possible to state in the template that when
>   there is no <fid> element, the corresponding
>   formalpara has no ID?
> 
> 
> don't do 
> 
>  <formalpara id="{fid}">
> 
> do
> <formalpara>
>  <xsl:if test="fid">
>   <xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of
> select="cid"/>
> 
> 
> David
> 
> 
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