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RE: [xsl] Key to select all same nodes(same @id) except current node

2007-03-07 17:24:08
Well, guessing usually doesn't work with XPath. It has its own way of doing
things.

You want $parentvar/ancestor::*[2]

or $parentVar/../..

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tech Guru [mailto:tech_gr(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com] 
Sent: 07 March 2007 19:43
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [xsl] Key to select all same nodes(same @id) 
except current node

I want to select grand parent of node denoted by variable 
$parentvar, thats why I thought "ancestor::$parentvar[2]". 

-R

----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Kay <mike(_at_)saxonica(_dot_)com>
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 2:36:34 PM
Subject: RE: [xsl] Key to select all same nodes(same @id) 
except current node

Could you please tell me what is wrong in xpath 
"ancestor::$parentvar[2]" . It gives error saying it is not a valid 
xpath.

Well, that's what's wrong with it - it isn't a valid XPath. 
You made up the syntax, and I've no idea what you thought it 
might mean. The thing after the "::" should be a node test, 
which says what kind of nodes you want to select, e.g. "foo" 
to select foo elements, or "*" to select all elements.

Perhaps you meant $parentvar/ancestor::*[2]? I've no idea, I 
can only guess.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/



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