Difference between 'where' and 'if' in an XSLT script












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I am new to XML/XSLT, and I'm a bit confused about the difference between the <xsl:if test="x"> and adding a where="x" at the end of a statement.



Below is some example data and two XSLT versions of code. I tried running it both ways here: https://www.w3schools.com/xml/tryxslt.asp?xmlfile=cdcatalog&xsltfile=cdcatalog_ex1 but nothing appears, so I may be doing something wrong. Is anyone able to clarify this for me?



 <?xml version="1.0"?>  
<Tests xmlns="http://www.adatum.com">
<Test TestId="0001" TestType="CMD">
<Name>Convert number to string</Name>
<CommandLine>Examp1.EXE</CommandLine>
<Input>1</Input>
<Output>One</Output>
</Test>
<Test TestId="0002" TestType="CMD">
<Name>Find succeeding characters</Name>
<CommandLine>Examp2.EXE</CommandLine>
<Input>abc</Input>
<Output>def</Output>
</Test>
<Test TestId="0003" TestType="GUI">
<Name>Convert multiple numbers to strings</Name>
<CommandLine>Examp2.EXE /Verbose</CommandLine>
<Input>123</Input>
<Output>One Two Three</Output>
</Test>
<Test TestId="0004" TestType="GUI">
<Name>Find correlated key</Name>
<CommandLine>Examp3.EXE</CommandLine>
<Input>a1</Input>
<Output>b1</Output>
</Test>
<Test TestId="0005" TestType="GUI">
<Name>Count characters</Name>
<CommandLine>FinalExamp.EXE</CommandLine>
<Input>This is a test</Input>
<Output>14</Output>
</Test>
</Tests>


Using where my XSLT is:



 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
<xsl:value-of select="current()">
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet


Code using the if statemtent



 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test">
<xsl:if test="@TestType='CMD'">
<xsl:value-of select="current()">
</xsl:if>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet









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    I am new to XML/XSLT, and I'm a bit confused about the difference between the <xsl:if test="x"> and adding a where="x" at the end of a statement.



    Below is some example data and two XSLT versions of code. I tried running it both ways here: https://www.w3schools.com/xml/tryxslt.asp?xmlfile=cdcatalog&xsltfile=cdcatalog_ex1 but nothing appears, so I may be doing something wrong. Is anyone able to clarify this for me?



     <?xml version="1.0"?>  
    <Tests xmlns="http://www.adatum.com">
    <Test TestId="0001" TestType="CMD">
    <Name>Convert number to string</Name>
    <CommandLine>Examp1.EXE</CommandLine>
    <Input>1</Input>
    <Output>One</Output>
    </Test>
    <Test TestId="0002" TestType="CMD">
    <Name>Find succeeding characters</Name>
    <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE</CommandLine>
    <Input>abc</Input>
    <Output>def</Output>
    </Test>
    <Test TestId="0003" TestType="GUI">
    <Name>Convert multiple numbers to strings</Name>
    <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE /Verbose</CommandLine>
    <Input>123</Input>
    <Output>One Two Three</Output>
    </Test>
    <Test TestId="0004" TestType="GUI">
    <Name>Find correlated key</Name>
    <CommandLine>Examp3.EXE</CommandLine>
    <Input>a1</Input>
    <Output>b1</Output>
    </Test>
    <Test TestId="0005" TestType="GUI">
    <Name>Count characters</Name>
    <CommandLine>FinalExamp.EXE</CommandLine>
    <Input>This is a test</Input>
    <Output>14</Output>
    </Test>
    </Tests>


    Using where my XSLT is:



     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
    <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
    <xsl:value-of select="current()">
    </xsl:for-each>
    </xsl:template>
    </xsl:stylesheet


    Code using the if statemtent



     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
    <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test">
    <xsl:if test="@TestType='CMD'">
    <xsl:value-of select="current()">
    </xsl:if>
    </xsl:for-each>
    </xsl:template>
    </xsl:stylesheet









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      I am new to XML/XSLT, and I'm a bit confused about the difference between the <xsl:if test="x"> and adding a where="x" at the end of a statement.



      Below is some example data and two XSLT versions of code. I tried running it both ways here: https://www.w3schools.com/xml/tryxslt.asp?xmlfile=cdcatalog&xsltfile=cdcatalog_ex1 but nothing appears, so I may be doing something wrong. Is anyone able to clarify this for me?



       <?xml version="1.0"?>  
      <Tests xmlns="http://www.adatum.com">
      <Test TestId="0001" TestType="CMD">
      <Name>Convert number to string</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp1.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>1</Input>
      <Output>One</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0002" TestType="CMD">
      <Name>Find succeeding characters</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>abc</Input>
      <Output>def</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0003" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Convert multiple numbers to strings</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE /Verbose</CommandLine>
      <Input>123</Input>
      <Output>One Two Three</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0004" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Find correlated key</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp3.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>a1</Input>
      <Output>b1</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0005" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Count characters</Name>
      <CommandLine>FinalExamp.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>This is a test</Input>
      <Output>14</Output>
      </Test>
      </Tests>


      Using where my XSLT is:



       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
      <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
      <xsl:template match="/">
      <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
      <xsl:value-of select="current()">
      </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:template>
      </xsl:stylesheet


      Code using the if statemtent



       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
      <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
      <xsl:template match="/">
      <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test">
      <xsl:if test="@TestType='CMD'">
      <xsl:value-of select="current()">
      </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:template>
      </xsl:stylesheet









      share|improve this question














      I am new to XML/XSLT, and I'm a bit confused about the difference between the <xsl:if test="x"> and adding a where="x" at the end of a statement.



      Below is some example data and two XSLT versions of code. I tried running it both ways here: https://www.w3schools.com/xml/tryxslt.asp?xmlfile=cdcatalog&xsltfile=cdcatalog_ex1 but nothing appears, so I may be doing something wrong. Is anyone able to clarify this for me?



       <?xml version="1.0"?>  
      <Tests xmlns="http://www.adatum.com">
      <Test TestId="0001" TestType="CMD">
      <Name>Convert number to string</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp1.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>1</Input>
      <Output>One</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0002" TestType="CMD">
      <Name>Find succeeding characters</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>abc</Input>
      <Output>def</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0003" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Convert multiple numbers to strings</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp2.EXE /Verbose</CommandLine>
      <Input>123</Input>
      <Output>One Two Three</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0004" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Find correlated key</Name>
      <CommandLine>Examp3.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>a1</Input>
      <Output>b1</Output>
      </Test>
      <Test TestId="0005" TestType="GUI">
      <Name>Count characters</Name>
      <CommandLine>FinalExamp.EXE</CommandLine>
      <Input>This is a test</Input>
      <Output>14</Output>
      </Test>
      </Tests>


      Using where my XSLT is:



       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
      <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
      <xsl:template match="/">
      <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
      <xsl:value-of select="current()">
      </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:template>
      </xsl:stylesheet


      Code using the if statemtent



       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
      <xsl:output method="text" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="no"/>
      <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
      <xsl:template match="/">
      <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test">
      <xsl:if test="@TestType='CMD'">
      <xsl:value-of select="current()">
      </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:template>
      </xsl:stylesheet






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          The is no where attribute for xsl:for-each.

          What you mean is called a predicate which is enclosed by Double brackets.



          So change your xsl:for-each from



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          to



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test[@TestType='CMD']">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          That should do the trick.






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          • Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

            – RAB
            Nov 20 '18 at 1:12






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            You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

            – Michael Kay
            Nov 20 '18 at 9:47











          • @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 4:55











          • @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

            – zx485
            Nov 21 '18 at 18:13













          • It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 21:52











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          The is no where attribute for xsl:for-each.

          What you mean is called a predicate which is enclosed by Double brackets.



          So change your xsl:for-each from



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          to



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test[@TestType='CMD']">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          That should do the trick.






          share|improve this answer
























          • Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

            – RAB
            Nov 20 '18 at 1:12






          • 1





            You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

            – Michael Kay
            Nov 20 '18 at 9:47











          • @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 4:55











          • @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

            – zx485
            Nov 21 '18 at 18:13













          • It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 21:52
















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          The is no where attribute for xsl:for-each.

          What you mean is called a predicate which is enclosed by Double brackets.



          So change your xsl:for-each from



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          to



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test[@TestType='CMD']">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          That should do the trick.






          share|improve this answer
























          • Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

            – RAB
            Nov 20 '18 at 1:12






          • 1





            You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

            – Michael Kay
            Nov 20 '18 at 9:47











          • @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 4:55











          • @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

            – zx485
            Nov 21 '18 at 18:13













          • It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 21:52














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          The is no where attribute for xsl:for-each.

          What you mean is called a predicate which is enclosed by Double brackets.



          So change your xsl:for-each from



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          to



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test[@TestType='CMD']">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          That should do the trick.






          share|improve this answer













          The is no where attribute for xsl:for-each.

          What you mean is called a predicate which is enclosed by Double brackets.



          So change your xsl:for-each from



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test" where="@TestType='CMD'">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          to



          <xsl:for-each select="Tests/Test[@TestType='CMD']">
          <xsl:value-of select="current()">
          </xsl:for-each>


          That should do the trick.







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          • Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

            – RAB
            Nov 20 '18 at 1:12






          • 1





            You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

            – Michael Kay
            Nov 20 '18 at 9:47











          • @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 4:55











          • @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

            – zx485
            Nov 21 '18 at 18:13













          • It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 21:52



















          • Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

            – RAB
            Nov 20 '18 at 1:12






          • 1





            You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

            – Michael Kay
            Nov 20 '18 at 9:47











          • @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 4:55











          • @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

            – zx485
            Nov 21 '18 at 18:13













          • It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

            – RAB
            Nov 21 '18 at 21:52

















          Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

          – RAB
          Nov 20 '18 at 1:12





          Awesome, thanks! I just assumed because it turned red that the where clause was fine :P I'll definitely use this in future :)

          – RAB
          Nov 20 '18 at 1:12




          1




          1





          You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

          – Michael Kay
          Nov 20 '18 at 9:47





          You might like to note a minor difference between using a predicate in the select expression and using xsl:if within the body of the xsl:for-each: in the first case position() only counts the selected nodes, in the second case it counts them all.

          – Michael Kay
          Nov 20 '18 at 9:47













          @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

          – RAB
          Nov 21 '18 at 4:55





          @zx485 Can I have multiple bit in a for-each check? like: ODM/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion[@MetaDataVersion=$MetaDataVersion]/CodeList[@OID=$varIEItem]/CodeListItem[@CodedValue=$varIEval]/Decode/TranslatedText?

          – RAB
          Nov 21 '18 at 4:55













          @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

          – zx485
          Nov 21 '18 at 18:13







          @user10626943: Yes, you can. Why didn't you just try it out, for yourself? You should have seen that it's been working (correct syntax assumed).

          – zx485
          Nov 21 '18 at 18:13















          It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

          – RAB
          Nov 21 '18 at 21:52





          It wasn't working for me, but I wasn't sure what the issue was and just wanted to eliminate this as a possibility :)

          – RAB
          Nov 21 '18 at 21:52


















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