RE: difference between nameofelement and (nameofelement)

> works with Saxonb 8 and Xalan 2.6.0, whereas
>
> <xsl:with-param name="number"
>     select="(preceding::footnote)/(preceding::endnote)" />
>
> works with Saxon but gives the following error in Xalan:
This syntax is legal in XPath 2.0 but not in XPath 1.0.

Michael Kay