"David" == David Tolpin <dvd(_at_)davidashen(_dot_)net> writes:
>> In other words match="node()" wont match the root node, but not
>> because the root node is explicitely excluded but because the
>> root node doesn't have a parent. Correct?
>>
David> Because not specifying an axis is the same as specifying
David> child:: axis. There is no context in wich the root node
David> resides on the child axis.
David> self::node() in the context of the root element will match
David> the root node.
It would, but the 'self::' axis isn't allowed in patterns.
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