Subject: Re: [xsl] the nearest ancestor with the attribute From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 11:27:43 +0000 |
> ancestor::*/@attr
> gets you the attribute nodes themselves (from nearest to furthest)
> this is often good enough, because if (for example), you ask for the
> value of this node set, you'll get the value of the first one (the nearest)
I don't think so. The first in this case is the first in document order, which isn't the nearest in the ancestor axis.
The value of a node-set is *always* the value of the first node in document order.
Knowing the right order appears to be a little bit confusing sometimes.
Regards, Wendell
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