At 01:13 AM 12/2/2003, David T wrote:
self::node() in the context of the root element will match the root node.
But the rules for patterns restrict them to using the child:: or
attribute:: axes, or the operator "//" (to get the effect of the
descendant:: axis).
(Any of the axes can be used in predicates in the expression: the
restriction applies to the axis in the path expression, which, you recall,
is child:: unless stated otherwise.)
So it might be a bit more precise to say self::node(), in the context of
the root, will *select* the root -- but if you try to match with it, you'll
get an error.
The difference and complementarity between matching and selecting,
templates and apply-templates, is the Yin and Yang of XSLT, and surely
close to the heart of its Mysteries.
Regards,
Wendell
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