Subject: Re: [xsl] Select All Except First and Last From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:07:39 -0800 |
> extent except (extent[1],extent[last()]) > > I know, not so funny. Or memorable, since apparently no one ever > remembers 'except'. :-) Except that this is only defined for sequences of nodes, while the other answers would also operate on arbitrary sequences. Another potential issue: doesn't "except" cause deduplication? Cheers, Dimitre On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt > <STAMMW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> However, the people who answered, including myself, wanted to provide >>> either shorter and more efficient expressions, or expressions that are >>> funny and thus memorable. >> >> extent[following-sibling::extent and preceding-sibling::extent] > > extent except (extent[1],extent[last()]) > > I know, not so funny. Or memorable, since apparently no one ever > remembers 'except'. :-) > > Cheers, Wendell > > Wendell Piez | http://www.wendellpiez.com > XML | XSLT | electronic publishing > Eat Your Vegetables > _____oo_________o_o___ooooo____ooooooo_^ > -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they write all patents, too? :) ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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