XSLT

Name

true() Function — Always returns the boolean value true.

Synopsis

boolean true(
               )

Inputs

None.

Output

The boolean value true.

Defined in

XPath section 4.3, Boolean Functions.

Example

Here’s a brief example that uses the true() function:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

  <xsl:output method="text"/>

  <xsl:variable name="newline">
<xsl:text>
</xsl:text>
  </xsl:variable>

  <xsl:template match="/">
    <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>
    <xsl:text>A test of the true() function:</xsl:text>

    <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>
    <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="true()">
        <xsl:text>   "true()"   returned true!</xsl:text>
      </xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>
        <xsl:text>   "true()"   returned false!</xsl:text>
      </xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

When using this stylesheet against any XML document, it generates this less-than-exciting result:

A test of the true() function:

   "true()"   returned true!