Re: [xsl] self::-equivalent for attributes

[Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/11/2010 11:48, Christian Roth wrote:
> Hi,
>
> to test if the context node is (e.g.) an ns:par element you usually write:
>
>    test="self::ns:par"
>
> What's the equivalent for attributes, that is how do you test if the
> context node is an ns:attr attribute? Is there a similar concise expression?
In 2.0:

test=". instance of attribute(ns:par)"

In 1.0:

test="count(. | ../@ns:par) = 1"

But in many cases it might be better to do <xsl:apply-templates 
select="." mode="x"/> with one template rule for match="@ns:par" and 
another for everything else.

Michael Kay
Saxonica