Subject: RE: [xsl] Using XPATH axis within a recursive structure to match a descendent node From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:40:28 -0000 |
In XPath 2.0, .//load except .//gui//load or for $this in . return $this//load[ancestor::gui[1] is $this] This is a peculiar construct needed because XPath does not have real variables; in XQuery you could write let $this := . return $this//load[ancestor::gui[1] is $this] In XSLT (1.0 or 2.0) you could write .//load[ancestor::gui[1] is current()] Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: ben senior [mailto:ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 21 February 2005 15:15 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] Using XPATH axis within a recursive structure > to match a descendent node > > I'm afraid I couldn't think of a better title! > > Take a look at the xml below. The goal is to match the load tags of 0 > and 1, but NOT 2. > I need an expression which matches ALL load tags that are > descendents of > the current gui tag, but not contained within descendent gui > tags! Does > that make sense to anybody? > > i.e. descendant::load will also match 2, which I do not want. > How might > I approach this? Any ideas? > > <gui> > <load> > ........................*0 > something > </load> > <p> blah > <b> > blah > <load> > ........................*1 > else > </load> > <gui> > <load> > ........................*2 > <again > </load> > </gui> > </b> > </p> > </gui> > > Kindest Regards, > > Ben
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