Is there a better way of finding if XML node exists (in XSLT) rather than using:
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="...........">body node exists</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>body node missing</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
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Alternatives to xsl:choose
Define better; xsl:choose covers conditional expression quite well. Being better requires measurement against some criteria, and none were provided. Nevertheless, here are some alternatives which you can assess as you see fit:
XSLT 1.0
<xsl:if test="/path/to/node">node exists</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="not(/path/to/node)">node missing</xsl:if>
XSLT 2.0
<xsl:value-of select="if (/path/to/node) then 'node exists' else 'node missing'"/>