Subject: RE: [xsl] Test expression : Is Context Node an ancestor of node with Id! From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:13:48 -0000 |
> and it stop working. Isn't ancestor::Menu[1] and parent::Menu > equivalent since the ancestor axis is going backward? No, if the context node has a parent named X and X has a parent named Menu, then ancestor::Menu[1] will select the grandparent, while parent::Menu won't select anything. Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > > Likewise, (ancestor::Menu)[1] should give the first ancestor in > document order, that is to say the anciest ancestor of the context > node. > > Am i not correct? If so why my xsl stop working (or better, it works > in a way i don't expect) after that change? > > > On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:40:29 GMT, David Carlisle > <davidc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Joris > > > > 1)The union operater '|' works only for node-sets, not > boolean value. Use > > 'or' here. > > > > actually | works here as well, you have two node sets so either you > > coerce them each to booleanand use or or you take their > union and then > > coerce to a boolean, it comes to the same thing. > > > > David > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on > a proactive > > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the > globe, visit: > > http://www.star.net.uk > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________
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