Subject: Re: [xsl] preceding with the same ancestor as self From: "Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:14:56 -0000 |
> I think I have it: > > preceding::fig[.!="" and ancestor::grp = current()/ancestor::grp][1] It's a bad mistake to use "=" to test whether two nodes are the same node (so to speak). You're actually comparing the string values of the nodes, which is a very expensive operation for nodes that have large subtrees, and if you're unlucky it could give you a false positive. In 2.0, use the "is" operator. In 1.0, compare node identity using generate-id(), or count($X|$Y)=1. The other problem with this expression is that if there isn't a preceding figure within the subtree, it could take a long search to find out (back to the start of the document). It might be worth noting that preceding::x gives the same nodes as ancestor-or-self::*/preceding-sibling::*/descendant-or-self::x. Using this equivalence, you can stop the search earlier by qualifying the first step: ancestor-or-self::*[ancestor::grp]/preceding-sibling::*/descendant-or-self::x Michael Kay Saxonica > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Quatro rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 3:44 PM > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] preceding with the same ancestor as self > > Hi, > > When I am at a <fig> with no text, I want to find the previous <fig> that > has text, but only within the same ancestor group. > > I am using this: > > preceding::fig[.!=""][1] > > This works for all of the empty <fig> elements in the first <grp>, but in > the second <grp>, it incorrectly picks up the <fig> with the 4 value from > the previous <grp>. How can I restrict the preceding axis so a found node > will have the same ancestor as the context node? Thanks. > > Rick > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <doc> > <grp> > <fig/> > <fig>1</fig> > <fig>2</fig> > <fig/> > <sub> > <fig>3</fig> > </sub> > <fig/> > <fig>4</fig> > </grp> > <grp> > <fig/> > <fig>1</fig> > <fig>2</fig> > <fig>3</fig> > <sub> > <fig/> > </sub> > <fig/> > </grp> > </doc>
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