Re: [xsl] (simple?) xpath question

I'll do this and get back.


--- On Fri, 8/29/08, Evan Lenz <evan(_at_)evanlenz(_dot_)net> wrote:

> From: Evan Lenz <evan(_at_)evanlenz(_dot_)net>
> Subject: Re: [xsl] (simple?) xpath question
> To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
> Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 1:32 PM
> You either need to post more details about the input XML, or
> contact 
> Altova support. Otherwise, it's pure speculation. The
> only thing I can 
> think of is that there's a namespace declaration at the
> top that you're 
> failing to take into account (e.g.,
> xmlns="http://example.com";). But 
> even then, the name() function should work if prefixes
> aren't being used.
>
> Evan
>
> mark bordelon wrote:
> > Evan,  (and everyone)
> >
> > Thanks for this great help.
> > I am seizing the xpath solution so far (keeping the
> xsl solution in the back of my mind as plan B)
> > However, in Altova Spy neither
> > //*[self::a or self::c]
> > nor
> > //*[name() = 'a' or name() = 'c']
> >
> > is returning any results. Syntax is fine, just no
> results.
> > This is the only tool I have for testing, other than
> writing code. Is there a configuration in Altova Spy I need
> to tweek?
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 8/29/08, Evan Lenz
> <evan(_at_)evanlenz(_dot_)net> wrote:
> >   
> > > From: Evan Lenz <evan(_at_)evanlenz(_dot_)net>
> > > Subject: Re: [xsl] (simple?) xpath question
> > > To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
> > > Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 1:14 PM
> > > A better approach is to use the self axis along
> with true
> > > name tests:
> > >
> > > //*[self::a or self::c]
> > >
> > > The name() function will work too, but it will
> also select
> > > <a> and <c> 
> > > elements regardless of what their namespace is
> (and it may
> > > give 
> > > inconsistent results in such cases depending on
> whether
> > > prefixes are 
> > > used in the input or not). An actual name test in
> the
> > > expression, 
> > > indicating that you're only interested in
> <a> and
> > > <c> elements that 
> > > aren't in a namespace, is the way to go.
> > >
> > > Evan
> > >
> > >
> > > mozer wrote:
> > >     
> > > > Mark,
> > > >
> > > > //*[name() = 'a' or name() =
> 'c']
> > > > is the right syntax
> > > >
> > > > Xmlizer
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:57 PM, mark bordelon
> > > >       
> > > <markcbordelon(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com> wrote:
> > >     
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > > > Thanks, Colin,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Although the requirements cannot assume
> how many
> > > > >         
> > > levels there are between the root node and the
> desired node,
> > > your solution points me to something like this.
> Does this
> > > work?
> > >     
> > > > > //[name() == "a" and name() ==
> > > > >         
> > > "c"]
> > >     
> > > > > --- On Fri, 8/29/08, Colin Paul Adams
> > > > >         
> > > <colin(_at_)colina(_dot_)demon(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk> wrote:
> > >     
> > > > >     
> > > > >         
> > > > > > From: Colin Paul Adams
> > > > > >           
> > > <colin(_at_)colina(_dot_)demon(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk>
> > >     
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [xsl] (simple?) xpath
> question
> > > > > > To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
> > > > > > Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:22
> PM
> > > > > >       
> > > > > >           
> > > > > > > > > > > "Mark"
> == mark
> > > > > > > > > > >                   
>  
> > > bordelon
> > >     
> > > > > > > > > > >                 
> > > > > > > > > > >                   
>  
> > > > > > <markcbordelon(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com>
> writes:
> > > > > >     Mark> All *help*!    What is
> the best
> > > > > >           
> > > way to query
> > >     
> > > > > > xml with xpath
> > > > > >     Mark> to get a disjoint
> nodelist?
> > > > > >           
> > > Specifically i
> > >     
> > > > > > want to include
> > > > > >     Mark> just the root node
> alongwith a
> > > > > >           
> > > descendent
> > >     
> > > > > > node.    XML:
> > > > > >     Mark> <a>   <b>    
> > > > > >           
> > > <c>
> > >     
> > > > > > </c>  </b> </a>  
> XPATH:  
> > > > > >           
> > > //c
> > >     
> > > > > >     Mark> DESIRED RESULT NODELIST:
> i.e. not
> > > > > >           
> > > this:
> > >     
> > > > > > <c> </c>   but
> > > > > >     Mark> rather this: <a>  
> > > > > >           
> > > <c>
> > >     
> > > > > > </c> </a>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > One possibility is:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > //*[name() != "b"]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It depends on your exact requirements.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Colin Adams
> > > > > > Preston Lancashire
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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