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Re: XPath challenge: can you simplify this XPath expression?

• From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@g...>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
• Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 09:52:11 -0700

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Costello, Roger L. <costello@m...> wrote:

> David and Michael came up with this XPath expression:
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> ************************************************
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> Title[1] and Date[1] and empty(* except (Title[1], Date[1], Author))
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> ************************************************


Yes, this is probably the most concise XPath expression that expresses
the defined conditions.


It can be shortened further to:


   Title and Date and empty(* except (Title[1], Date[1], Author))



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> That is fantastic.
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> I am in awe.
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> I bow to the masters of XPath.
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> /Roger
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• References:
  • XPath challenge: can you simplify this XPath expression?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
  • RE: XPath challenge: can you simplify this XPath expression?
    • From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
  • RE: XPath challenge: can you simplify this XPathexpression?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>