Russ,
In select="*[not(self::title)]", the subexpression "not(self::title)" is
evaluated relative to each of the nodes selected by the XPath on which
the predicate operates (the bracketed expression -- "filter expression"
in XPath 2.0 parlance). That is, relative to whatever is selected by "*".
This is so that expressions like "p[@class='big']" (short for
"child::p[attribute::class='big']") will work the way we want them to.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the logic of "*[not(self::title)]"
works because there's an implicit type cast going on -- "self::title"
returns a node set (either empty or not, depending on whether there are
any such nodes), which becomes a Boolean true or false, which is then
inverted using the Boolean function "not()".
A final note, glossing David -- you never have to say "./title" for the
same reason you don't have to say "./././title".
Cheers,
Wendell
On 1/13/2011 3:19 PM, russurquhart1(_at_)verizon(_dot_)net wrote:
That worked, thanks!
btw, why is the self:: axis needed here, but not in the previous select?
Thanks again!
Russ
Jan 13, 2011 07:59:14 PM, xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
wrote:
On 13/01/2011 19:10, Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex wrote:
You want to select all children who are not either bookinfo or title:
or if you are using xslt2, the more readable
select="* except (bookinfo|title)"
also, to the original poster, you never need start an xpath with ./
David
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