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Handling Empty XML recordsets via XSLT
I currently have an XSLT that build a table and fills it with data based on a stored procedure running for xml auto. This all works perfectly if the stored proc returns data but if an empty recordset is returned I just get the static table data returned to the user.
Is there a way that I can test in the XSLT if the XML data is empty and then return something else like <br>No Data</br> if the table content returns nothing. below is what I currently have:
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="table"/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="root" mode="table">
<div style="overflow:scroll;hei
<table>
<tr>
<th>Header 1</th>
<th>Header 2</th>
<th>Header 3</th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 4</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 5</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 6</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 7</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 8</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 9</font></b></th>
</tr>
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="tablecontent"/>
</table>
</div>
</xsl:template>
is there a test I can do on an apply-templates to check whether it has returned any data?
thanks,
j
Is there a way that I can test in the XSLT if the XML data is empty and then return something else like <br>No Data</br> if the table content returns nothing. below is what I currently have:
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="table"/>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template match="root" mode="table">
<div style="overflow:scroll;hei
<table>
<tr>
<th>Header 1</th>
<th>Header 2</th>
<th>Header 3</th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 4</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 5</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="green">Header 6</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 7</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 8</font></b></th>
<th><b><font color="blue">Header 9</font></b></th>
</tr>
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="tablecontent"/>
</table>
</div>
</xsl:template>
is there a test I can do on an apply-templates to check whether it has returned any data?
thanks,
j
<xsl:if test="string-length(normal
<br />
</xsl:if>
this will test if you have a node with no content.
MM
<br />
</xsl:if>
this will test if you have a node with no content.
MM
ASKER
Yossa,
i'm not exactly sure how your example works - what is the line <table/> representing?
Also with my above example, a static row of headers are built, and then a second row containing the content is attempted to be applied, is there any way in the initial call that I can make sure that the SECOND table row has been built, otherwise display nothing??
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="table"/>
</xsl:template>
i'm not exactly sure how your example works - what is the line <table/> representing?
Also with my above example, a static row of headers are built, and then a second row containing the content is attempted to be applied, is there any way in the initial call that I can make sure that the SECOND table row has been built, otherwise display nothing??
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="table"/>
</xsl:template>
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<root>
<table/>
<table>
<row/>
</table>
</root>
template for root:
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="table">
//Here we have a table
<xsl:apply-templates select="table"/>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
//No tables found
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>