Subject: RE: [xsl] Parent of context node From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:13:59 +0100 |
../sg tests if the parent has a child called sg. you want test="parent::sg" Michael Kay > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Chris Loschen > Sent: 22 May 2003 21:30 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] Parent of context node > > > Hi, all! > > I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but I'm staring at > this and can't > see why it isn't working. > > I have XML like this: > > <e eid="e19"><hg><hw>a</hw><hom>1</hom> <vg><var>an</var> > before a vowel > sound</vg><infg><inf>a</inf><inf>an</inf></infg></hg><sg><se1> > <pos>determiner</pos> > <b>1.</b> used when mentioning someone or something for the > first time; the > indefinite article. <b>2.</b> one single: <i>a hundred.</i> <b>3.</b> > someone like (the name specified). <b>4.</b> per: <i>typing > 60 words a > minute.</i></se1> <etym>Old English.</etym></sg></e> > > The template in question looks like this: > > <xsl:template match="etym"> > <xsl:choose> > <xsl:when test="../sg"> > <br /><span > class="etym">ORIGIN:</span> <xsl:apply-templates /> > </xsl:when> > <xsl:otherwise> > <tei-ms:etym> > <xsl:text>[</xsl:text> > <xsl:apply-templates /> > <xsl:text>] </xsl:text> > </tei-ms:etym> > </xsl:otherwise> > </xsl:choose> > </xsl:template> > > I want the "Old English" from the XML to trigger the first condition > because its immediate parent is <sg> -- I > have other cases where <etym> is further down in the > hierarchy, and for > those, I want the square brackets > instead. But every time I'm getting the square brackets (the > "otherwise" > condition) instead. Am I wrong that > "../sg" should be true if the immediate parent of the context > node is <sg>? > What am I missing? > > Thanks! > > > --Chris > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Texterity ~ XML and PDF ePublishing Services > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Chris Loschen, XML Developer > Texterity, Inc. > 144 Turnpike Road > Southborough, MA 01772 USA > tel: +1.508.804.3033 > fax: +1.508.804.3110 > email: loschen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.texterity.com/ > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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