Subject: RE: [xsl] thoroughly confused about node() matching From: David N Bertoni/Cambridge/IBM <david_n_bertoni@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:55:02 -0800 |
> As a pattern, match="node()" is short for match="child::node()", which > matches any node that is a child of anything - which means elements, > text nodes, comments, and PIs, but not root nodes, attributes or > namespaces. > > What's probably confusing you is that as a node-test, node() matches any > node. So if it's used with a different axis, e.g. > match="attribute::node()" or match="ancestor::node()", it will match > other node types than these. Actually, the only axis specifiers allowed in patterns are "child," "attribute," and "@," so "ancestor::node()" is not a valid pattern. Doesn't this imply a template can never match a namespace node? If so, then the select attribute of xsl:apply-templates can select namespace nodes, but no template will ever match them. My feeling is this was done intentionally, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know the history? Dave XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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