Subject: Re: [xsl] Testing for ancestors From: "Agnes Kielen" <agnes.kielen@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:47:02 +0100 |
Hi, Use the ancestor axis, something like: ancestor::node(). If you want the direct parent, you can use the parent-axis or the abbreviation .. Cheers, Agnes Author of XSLT-documentation tool: www.kielen.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Shannon" <lshannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:08 PM Subject: [xsl] Testing for ancestors > Hi All; > > I am pretty new to XSL so I apologize if this is a trivial question. > > If you have a specific node somewhere in the tree, and you are stepping > through the tree starting from the root. What is the best way to determine > if a node is an ancestor of the selected one? > > I am trying to write a recursive function that generates an html menu (based > on specific nodes in an xml document) that gives the user the illusion of > expanding and collapsing as they select various nodes in the menu. > > Thanks, > > Luke
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