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Re: [xsl] testing preceding sibling always evaluates true

2011-07-29 13:20:09


I believe the issue is (and I would like some clarification), is that
axis steps always return nodes in document order so

preceding-sibling::w:p[1]

will always return the first paragraph with its TableCaption child.

I believe the work around for this, to collect the nodes in search
order, is to make them a set,

(preceding-sibling::w:p)[1]

No this is wrong. preceding-sibling::w:p[1] selects the most recent w:p element (the last in document order), whereas (preceding-sibling::w:p)[1] selects the first in document order.

Michael Kay
Saxonica

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