De : gutman(_at_)novosoft-usa(_dot_)com
[mailto:gutman(_at_)novosoft-usa(_dot_)com]
Consider the following XML
<x n="1">
<x n="2">
<test/>
</x>
</x>
<xsl:variable name="x" select="ancestor::x"/>
<xsl:value-of select="$x[1]/@n"/>
What is the expected result? Is it "1" or "2"?
> The proximity position of a member of a node-set
> with respect to an axis is defined to be the position
> of the node in the node-set ordered in document order
> if the axis is a forward axis and ordered in reverse
> document order if the axis is a reverse axis.
I think this is pretty clear. The ancestor:: axis is a reverse
axis (the first ancestor of a node is its parent), therefore
the expected answer is 2.
Cheers,
Dave.
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