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Gee, file://b[preceding-sibling::*[last()][self::a]] This doesn't return anything in Cooktop but it does work with XML-SPY (!!) Now the Standings are: XML-Cooktop 3 XML-SPY 1 Eric 1 Garland 0 ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@d...> To: Garland foster <garland_foster@s...> Cc: Mark Feblowitz <mfeblowitz@f...>; 'Dare Obasanjo' <dareo@m...>; <xml-dev@l...> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: Re: Quick Xpath > Your test case: > > <foo> > <b/> > <a/> > <b/> > <a/> > <b/> > </foo> > > doesn't differentiate a "b" with at least a preceding sibling "a" from a > "b" whose immediate preceding is a "a"! > > On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 23:29, Garland foster wrote: > > XMLCooktop works with > > file://b[preceding-sibling::*[self::a]] > > Yes, but this matches any "b" having any preceding-sibling equal to "a". > > or > > file://b[preceding-sibling::*[1][self::a]] > > or > > file://b[local-name(preceding-sibling::*[1])='a'] > > As Jeni mentioned, [self:a] has the advantage of also testing that your > "a" element has no namespace. > > > > While XML-SPY works with > > file://b[preceding-sibling::*[self::a]] > > But again, that's not selective enough for your request. > > but not with > > file://b[preceding-sibling::*[1][self::a]] > > and doesn't work either with > > file://b[local-name(preceding-sibling::*[1])='a'] > > > > Interesting, which processor is wrong/right and why? > > Do you really think a XSLT processor may be right against Jeni :-) ? > > No, I am kidding and I think Jeni's wrong here and this should be: > > file://b[preceding-sibling::*[last()][self::a]] > > (preceding-sibling returns the nodes by document order) > > Eric > -- > See you in San Diego. > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2002/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric van der Vlist http://xmlfr.org http://dyomedea.com > (W3C) XML Schema ISBN:0-596-00252-1 http://oreilly.com/catalog/xmlschema > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 7/1/02
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