Subject: Re: [xsl] preceding with the same ancestor as self From: "Rick Quatro rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:02:46 -0000 |
Because sometimes the <fig> elements are nested below the others. That is why I am using the "preceding" axis. -----Original Message----- From: Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 3:58 PM To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [xsl] preceding with the same ancestor as self > How can I restrict the preceding axis so a found node will have the > same ancestor as the context node? Thanks. Why don't you use the "preceding-sibling::" axis instead? Cheers, Dimitre On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Rick Quatro rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > When I am at a <fig> with no text, I want to find the previous <fig> > that has text, but only within the same ancestor group. > > I am using this: > > preceding::fig[.!=""][1] > > This works for all of the empty <fig> elements in the first <grp>, but > in the second <grp>, it incorrectly picks up the <fig> with the 4 > value from the previous <grp>. How can I restrict the preceding axis > so a found node will have the same ancestor as the context node? Thanks. > > Rick > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <doc> > <grp> > <fig/> > <fig>1</fig> > <fig>2</fig> > <fig/> > <sub> > <fig>3</fig> > </sub> > <fig/> > <fig>4</fig> > </grp> > <grp> > <fig/> > <fig>1</fig> > <fig>2</fig> > <fig>3</fig> > <sub> > <fig/> > </sub> > <fig/> > </grp> > </doc>
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