Re: retrieve attribute from node A or node B

XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<test>
        <A name="A"></A>
        <B></B>
</test>
<test>
        <B name="B"></B>
        <A></A>
</test>
</root>

XPATH:(root/test/A/@name)|(root/test/B/@name)
returns A and B

Where as root/test/(A|B)/@name is not a valid xpath
(root/test/A/@name)|(root/test/B/@name) 

--- Geert Josten <Geert(_dot_)Josten(_at_)daidalos(_dot_)nl> wrote:

> (A/@name | B/@name)[1]
>
> But, as Mukul suggests, testing the string value
> might be a wise thing. E.g. when 
> string-length(A/@name) > 0 then A/@name otherwise
> B/@name...
>
> Cheers
>
> Ranjan K. Baisak wrote:
>
> > Both A and B has attribute @name with mutual
> exclusion
> > i.e. if A has attribute @name then B does not have
> and
> > vice versa.
> >
> > How to retrieve @name with OR condition from A or
> B
> >  
> >
> > pseudo code: A|B/@name
> >
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