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RE: node() as pattern
- From: "Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>
- To: <xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:54:25 +0100
- Subject: RE: [xsl] node() as pattern
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> I'm having a problem understanding the use of node() in a pattern.
>
> given a simple file (pretend no whitespace)
>
> <doc>
> <nd1> ..</nd1>
> <nd2>..</nd2>
> <nd3/>
> </nd1>
> </doc>
>
> I believe I can get to any node using a node based pattern,
>
> e.g. <xsl:template match='/node()[1]/node()[2]'>
> should match on nd3
>
Only if you have stripped out the whitespace nodes. Otherwise
nd1/node()[1] matches the whitespace before the nd2 element.
Michael Kay
Software AG
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