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Re: why is select=".[true()]" bad?
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- Subject: Re: why is select=".[true()]" bad?
- From: Mike Brown <mike at skew dot org>
- Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:32:41 -0600 (MDT)
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Gary L Peskin wrote:
> Try self::node()[@id=1]
>
> The "." is an AbbreviatedStep (production [12]) and cannot be followed
> by a predicate according to production [4]. That production requires
>
> AxisSpecifier NodeTest Predicate*
Ah, so "." is not just self::node(), it is an abbreviation of the
*step* self::node() -- axis, node test, and any predicates inclusive.
Makes sense, then, but isn't obvious by the prose portion of the XPath
spec. Thanks!
- Mike
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