Re: [xsl] How to insert a set nodes under the root of an arbitrary XML using XSL?

[Graydon <graydon@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jan 07, 2011 at 05:00:56PM -0500, Wendell Piez scripsit:
> Hi again,
> 
> On 1/7/2011 4:49 PM, was written:
> >The first match I gave is a match on the document node; / is the root
> >node, /* is the document node, at least per XPath 2 terminology.  XPath
> >1 is of course using different terminology.:)
> 
> Not quite. "/" is both "the root node" (when you know what tree
> you're talking about" and "a document node" (when you don't).
> 
> /* (short for /child::*) is the "document element" of a well-formed
> XML instance, but we also see trees (for example, it's not uncommon
> in temporary trees) that have more than one element child of the
> root; and this XPath will select all of them.

Argh.

Yes, of course.

Pardon me while I attempt to cudgel my brain into a state of greater
utility.

-- Graydon