Re: [xsl] Complex Condition problem with Attributes

["Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [xsl] Complex Condition problem with Attributes
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:32:06 +0100
>
> > It failes at the position @.  But why?
>
> you can't just put an axis (or an abreviated  axis such as @) straight
> after a predicate: you have to separate steps in an XPath expression
> with / so its
> ...] / @...
> not
> ...]  @...
>
> so
> <xsl:when test="//*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement') and
> (//*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement')]/@action='add' or
> //*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement')]/@action='delete')">
>
> is legal but doesn't test what you want to test.
>
> (do you really want to use // it's very expensive operation: searching
> the whole document to arbitrary depth)
>
> "//*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement')
> finds the elements you want but then (I think) you want to know if
> _those_ elements have an add or delete action, but your test just
> searches the entire document again (twice) finding the same eleemnts
> each time.
>
> I think you want
>
> //*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement')[@action='add' or @action='delete']
>
> But if you can use something other than // it is likely to be more
> efficient. Or you could use a key.
>
> David

I think you missed off a ].

//*[contains(name(),'DebtManagement')][@action='add' or @action='delete']


Joe