Re: [xsl] Problem with "except" operator

[Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>]

Felix Nensa wrote:

> I am trying to get all those Users wich are not in the list of Friends
> with the following expression:
>
> <xsl:variable name="users" select="//Users/User/UserId" />
> <xsl:variable name="friends" select="//Friends/Friend/UserId" />
>
> <!-- debug output -->
> <xsl:value-of select="$users except $friends" />
>
> It outputs: 302 288
> I would expect: 302

The UserId elements under Friends/Friend are different element nodes so 
except does not help. You want
  //Users/User/UserId[not(. = //Friends/Friend/UserId)]

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