XSL Abbreviations

["Ben Pickering" <benjaminpickering@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I have a really quick question.  What is the abbreviated equivalent of:

../descendant-or-self::node()[generate-id(.) = $node]

The XPath docs say that '//' is equivalent to 'descendant-or-self::node()', 
but if I try

..//[generate-id(.) = $node]

I get an error, and

..//*[generate-id(.) = $node]

is nearly there, but produces a different effect.  What do I use to replace 
the '*', as I don't want to select the children of '..'s descendants, I want 
the descendants themselves.  '.' doesn't work.

It seems to be that '//' is equivalent to 'descendant::node()', ie, 'self' 
is not included.  What am I doing wrong?

Regards,
Ben.
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