Finding an specified attribute in XML document

[Ciarak]

Hi,
I want to find a attribute in an XML document. I have an XML document with many folder elements and I want to find the folder element with a given attribute.

How can I test for a specific attribute value.Can I use the <xsl:if test> or <xsl:if match> to do this and if so how do I specify that it's not an element I want to find but an attribute?

<xsl:template match=&quot;Folder&quot;>
<xsl:if match=?????

 

[JJR]

Hi Ciarak,

Yes you can use the xsl:if statement and for the evaluation syntax you have the full power of xpath to your disposal, so finding an attribute will be something like this:

xml:

<folder name=&quot;myfolder&quot;/>

xsl:
<xsl:for-each select=&quot;folder&quot;>
   <xsl:if test=&quot;@name='myfolder'&quot;>
      I found the attribute!!!
   </xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each select>

If you have the MSDN library look for XPath examples to find more code.

Good luck!!

Jordi Reineman

 

[Ciarak]

Hi,
thanks for your help.I've tried this code :

<xsl:for-each select=&quot;Folder&quot;>
<xsl:if test=&quot;@name='Camera'&quot;>Works</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>

and the browser keeps on giving me the following error:

Expected token 'eof' found '='. @name-->=<--'Camera'

What does this error mean?Is this &quot;eof&quot; the end of file and if so does this mean it can't find Camera in the file.

 

[JJR]

It means that I've forgot the brackets... :-(

Your code should be like:

<xsl:for-each select=&quot;Folder[@name='Camera']&quot;>
  It works
</xsl:for-each>

Good luck!

Jordi Reineman