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Re: (2 xpath questions)
Hi Michael, comments inline..
> > Heh heh, i figured out that much. MSXML gives a root node
> > back when I append a "/" at the end of an XPath query.
> >
> There should never be a "/" (or "file://") at the end of an XPath
expression. The
> only exception is the expression "/" which means the root node.
Ok, should I file a bug with MSXML? It permits a closing "/", and will (as
fas as I see) return the doc root when you use it (at the end of the xpath
expr.)
> Neither "//"
> nor ".//" is a valid XPath query.
But *why* is "//" an invalid query? What are the rules for validity, and
which ones get broken?
Any what's wrong with ".//"? This works with MSXML (not that *that* means
something), and will return the same as "descendant-or-self::node()" for the
context node.
I really hope I'm wrong though, since I'm going to buy your book this week
;-)
Regards,
Taras
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