Subject: RE: [xsl] Selecting attribute from previous parent node From: "bokluk" <bokluk@xxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:45:27 +0100 |
../@atributename ? -----Original Message----- From: Andrea Berman [mailto:andrea.berman@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:18 PM To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [xsl] Selecting attribute from previous parent node I really did try. I'm trying to establish a parent-child relationship. I tried using ancestor in one instance, and it got the top node for the whole tree instead of the previous node for each instance. On 1/28/06, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That's great for non-dynamic code, but this code is dynamic. So how > > would you reference it as not being equal to the current node? > > ancestor::flower[not(@type = current()/@type)] > > (this is turning into one of those threads where every time you get an > answer, you change the question. Perhaps you need to think more carefully > about how to articulate your requirements.) > > Michael Kay > http://www.saxonica.com/ > > > > > > I'm basically looking to obtain the previous type for each flower node > > you're at. Think of it like a parent-child relationship. If the > > parent of tulip is rose, I want to be able to obtain the value of > > rose. > > > > On 1/27/06, Thang X. Le <tle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > If your current node is: row//basket/flower[@type='tulip'] > > > > > > Then the previous non-tulip flower node is: > > > ancestor::flower[@type!='tulip'] > > > > > > And you can get (print) the previous flower type like this: > > > <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor::flower[@type!='tulip']"/> > > > > > > <xsl:template match="flower"> > > > <xsl:value-of select="@type"/> > > > </xsl:template> > > > > > > Or maybe I don't quite understand the requirements... > > > > > > On 27 Jan 2006 at 17:28, Andrea Berman wrote: > > > > > > > It's Friday! Please, have pity upon me and save my sanity! > > > > > > > > Say I have the following style of XML: > > > > > > > > <row> > > > > <basket> > > > > <flower type="rose"> > > > > <basket> > > > > <flower type="tulip"> > > > > <basket> > > > > ... > > > > </basket> > > > > </flower> > > > > </basket> > > > > </flower> > > > > </basket> > > > > </row> > > > > > > > > If I'm at node "flower" with type of "tulip", how do I > > reference the > > > > previous flower's type? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks!
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