Why is //Data/Item[position()=3] better than /Data/Item[position()=3] ?
// is a shortcut for /descendant-or-self::node()/ and in this case it appears
that you specifically want only the single Data node.
In a bigger/deeper piece of XML doesn't using the // require that the XSLT
engine traverse the entire tree from the context node looking for Data nodes
that have an Item node at position 3? Whereas using /Data only looks for the
root node, and /Data/Item looks specifically for the Item nodes that are a
child of the root Data node.
Also, is there opposition to using the short form /Data/Item[3] ?
Thanks,
Josh
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[mailto:owner-xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com]On Behalf Of
Andrew Curry
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same
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fair enough, but it was corrected by accident, didnt see your reply until
after.
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From: "SHEIKH Sajjad" <Sajjad(_dot_)SHEIKH(_at_)efsa(_dot_)eu(_dot_)int>
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Ok..you added //data/item while I was mentioning /data/item
Although both work but your proposed way is better!
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From: Andrew Curry [mailto:andrew(_dot_)curry(_at_)pa(_dot_)press(_dot_)net]
Sent: 23 January 2004 16:39
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Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same
name
did i?? didn't mean to.
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same
name
Thanks Andrew for correction.
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Sent: 23 January 2004 16:14
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Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same
name
<xsl:value-of select="//Data/Item[position()=3]"/>
should do it.
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From: "Mark Williams" <mark(_at_)skwirel(_dot_)com>
To: "XSL-List" <XSL-List(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:45 PM
Subject: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name
Hi,
How do I access repeating nodes in an xml file outside of a for-each
statement.
As an example:
<Data>
<Item>1</Item>
<Item>2</Item>
<Item>3</Item>
<Item>4</Item>
<Item>5</Item>
</Data>
How would I, say, get the value for 3rd item.
TIA
Mark
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