xsl:when Element (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

Provides multiple conditional testing in conjunction with the <xsl:choose> and <xsl:otherwise> elements.

Syntax

<xsl:when
  test = boolean expression>
</xsl:when>

Attributes

  • test
    [required] The condition in the source data to test. If the expression in this attribute evaluates to True when cast to a Boolean, the contents of <xsl:when> are placed in the output. Node-sets are cast to a Boolean True if they contain at least one node.

Element Information

Number of occurrences

Unlimited

Parent elements

xsl:choose

Child elements

xsl:apply-templates, xsl:attribute, xsl:call-template, xsl:choose, xsl:comment, xsl:copy, xsl:copy-of, xsl:element, xsl:for-each, xsl:if, xsl:processing-instruction, xsl:value-of, xsl:variable, output elements

Remarks

Describes one of the alternatives to be chosen by the <xsl:choose> element. The default alternative is described by the <xsl:otherwise> element.

For simple conditional testing, use the <xsl:if> element.

Example

This example shows a template for "order" elements and inserts an <HR> or <BR> before the order's contents, based on the order's "total" element value. If the total is less than 10, a red <HR> will be generated; if the total is less than 20, a pink <HR> will be generated; otherwise a <BR> element will be created.

<xsl:template match="order">
   <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="total &lt; 10">
         <HR STYLE="color:red"/>
      </xsl:when>
      <xsl:when test="total &lt; 20">
         <HR STYLE="color:pink"/>
      </xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>
         <BR/>
      </xsl:otherwise>
   </xsl:choose>
   <xsl:apply-templates />
</xsl:template>

See Also

Reference

XSLT Elements