Re: [xsl] xpath help?

["John Lumley john.lumley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 In my early XSLT days (>20 years ago ;-), I found the axis diagrams in
Michael Kaybs XPath book to be really helpful, illustrating what the axes
meant in terms of tree traversal. If anyone is having trouble with XSLT 2,
then his books
(https://www.wiley.com/en-se/XSLT+2.0+and+XPath+2.0+Programmer's+Reference%2C
+4th+Edition-p-9780470192740) is more than recommended reading.

John Lumley
john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> On 13 Feb 2025, at 15:08, Piez, Wendell A. (Fed) wendell.piez@xxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hey Dan,
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> Actually, you have (used the axes). Often people use XPath without knowing
thatbs what they are doing.
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> Every time you say bdiv/h1b you are saying bchild::div/child::h1b.
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> bspan/@classb is short for bchild::span/attribute::classb. Etc.
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> Search for bXPath abbreviationsb b for example, I get this page back:
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> https://www.stylusstudio.com/docs/v2007/d_xpath95.html
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> There is also the XPath 1.0 Recommendation:
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> https://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116/#path-abbrev
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> Cheers, Wendell