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Hi I recently used a variable referencing a node-set (x) as a predicate expression. I was expecting that the initial node-set (y), to which the predicate was applied, would be filtered as if each node from y was being compared to the node-set x. What I think I observed was that y was being compared to x as a complete node-set. To be more explicit, I was applying the preceding-sibling axis: For the following node-set <xsl:variable name="subnodes" select="allnodes['simple-predicate']"/> I applied two strategies using a given node from "subnodes" as the context node: (a) simply add "subnodes" as the predicate <xsl:variable name="preceding" select="preceding-sibbling::mynodetest[$subnodes]"/> (b)explicitly define a node by node-set comparison <xsl:variable name="preceding" select="preceding-sibbling::mynodetest[self::* = $subnodes]"/> I expected the results from (a) and (b) to be identical. Can someone please explain?
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