If XML Attribute

Performs a test on an XML attribute of the current operation. The type of test performed depends on the operator specified by the operation attribute.

Fields

Name

Specify the name of the XML attribute. An XML attribute is a name/value pair associated with an element in an XDS document.

Operator

Select the condition test type.

Operator

Returns True when...

Available

There is an XML attribute with the specified name on the current operation.

Not available

Available would return False.

Equal

There is a an XML attribute with the specified name on the current operation, and its value equals the content of the condition when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Equal

Equal would return False.

Greater Than

There is a an XML attribute with the specified name on the current operation, and its value is greater than the content of the condition when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Greater Than

Greater Than or Equal would return False.

Less Than

The association value specified by the current operation is less than the content of the condition when compared using the specified comparison mode.

Not Less Than

Less Than or Equal would return False.

Value

Contains the value defined for the select operator. The value is used by the condition. Each value supports variable expansion. For more information, see Variable Expansion. The operators that contain the value field are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal

  • Greater Than

  • Not Greater Than

  • Less Than

  • Not Less Than

Comparison Mode

The condition has a comparison mode parameter that indicates how a comparison is done.

Mode

Description

Case Sensitive

Character-by-character case sensitive comparison.

Case Insensitive

Character-by-character case insensitive comparison.

Regular Expression

The regular expression matches the entire string. It defaults to case insensitive, but can be changed by an escape in the expression.

See Sun’s Web site.

The pattern options CASE_INSENSITIVE, DOTALL, and UNICODE_CASE are used but can be reversed using the appropriate embedded escapes.

Source DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the source data store.

Destination DN

Compares using semantics appropriate to the DN format for the destination data store.

Numeric

Compares numerically.

Binary

Compares the binary information.

The operators that contain the comparison mode parameter are:

  • Equal

  • Not Equal

  • Greater Than

  • Not Greater Than

  • Less Than

  • Not Less Than

Example

XML attribute