Re: XPath problem: Checking if imidiately preceding sibling is of a cert

 test="not('The preceding sibling is an A node')"/>


test="not(preceing-sibling::*[1][self::A])"




You may want to look at 
http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200402/msg01074.html
including a fix in a followup msg)

and the same answer to a different question earlier in the month

http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200402/msg00340.html


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