Off the top of my head I believe the / in an Xpath expression are
iterators, so you should mentally interpret a for-each each time you see a
/ in the expression.
A key returns a node-set (or sequence in XSLT 2) just like navigating the
child axis does.
I would only note that the key expression does not seem to be making use of
it's context (nothing in it depends on //aaa/bbb) but I read the expression
as saying evaluate the key expression for each child of aaa/bbb and get all
the fooval children from the of the called to the key.
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Mailing Lists Mail
daktapaal(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com <
xsl-list-service(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com> wrote:
Guys,
where I consult, I was going through the XSLTs to check if they have
all been done correctly... I came across this Xpath which I thought
was a little unheard of,. I am thinking it is wrong usage, but want to
confirm with you guys.
Xpath :
<xsl:variable name = "foo" select =
"//aaa/bbb/key('mykey','myval')/fooval"/>
where key is :
<xsl:key name = "mykey" select = "ccc/ddd" use = "@id"/>
The code has been working ( I wondered if it was by a toss ) .. But I
have never ever seen a key being used in the middle of the Xpath. For
me it does not make any sense of the use of key.
Comments?
Dak
--~----------------------------------------------------------------
XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
EasyUnsubscribe: http://lists.mulberrytech.com/unsub/xsl-list/1167547
or by email: xsl-list-unsub(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
--~--