Re: access attribute in the parent element.

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The abbreviated syntax to refer to the parent node is ".."  [In case
you're interested, the full function is "from-parent(node())"]

To specify the attribute "first" use "@first".  Stringing them together
with a "/" and substituting it in the select statement gives:

    <xsl:template match="COUNTRY">
       <xsl:value-of select="../@first"/>
    </xsl:template>

This returns "john" when I tested it on Cocoon using:

    <NAME first="john" last="mike">
         <COUNTRY></COUNTRY>
    </NAME>

If you want to get the attribute from the root instead, use

   <xsl:value-of select="//@first"/>

Hope that helps,

-- Willy


At 06:32 PM 6/20/00 -0700, you wrote:
> How can i get the value of an attribute from a parent
> element/from an element in the top of the hirarchy.
>
> <NAME first="john" last="mike">
>    <COUNTRY><COUNTRY>
> </NAME>
>
> <xsl:templte match "NAME">
>    <xsl:apply-templates/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="COUNTRY">
>  <xsl:value of select=??, i want value of first>
> </xsl:template?
>
> Regards.
>
>
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