RE: Using the not() function

[Mike Brown <mbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> So am I missing something here?  I get errors in processing 
> when I have:
> 
> <xsl:template match="my:root">
>   <xsl:apply-templates select="not(self::my:element)" />
> </xsl:template>
> 
> on the following document:
> 
> <my:root xmlns:my="http://myurl.com";>
>   <my:element />
>   <my:otherElement />
> </my:root>

I assume you declared xmlns:my="http://myurl.com"; in the stylesheet, since
you're selecting 'element' elements associated with the namespace that 'my'
is a prefix for.

"not(self::my:element)" by itself is incorrect because you haven't selected
nodes along an axis first. Many nodes on many axes (for example, my:root)
could be "not elements named 'element' in the 'http://myurl.com' namespace".

Try "node()[not(self::my:element)]" or "*[not(self::my:element)]" which will
first select nodes or elements along the child axis, then will narrow down
that set to only those that meet the additional criteria.


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