getting an attrib value from another attrib value

[Robert Walpole]

Thanks John but when I try running the query you suggest I get
"SAXException: Error SENR0001: attribute 'uid' has no parent element".

I am using eXist database so perhaps this is application specific?

Thanks
Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Snelson [mailto:http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk] 
> Sent: 04 December 2006 13:41
> To: Robert Walpole
> Cc: http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
> Subject: Re:  getting an attrib value from 
> another attrib value
> 
> 
> The answer you are looking for is:
> 
> doc("...")//*[@name = "Torquay"]/@uid
> 
> The FLWOR construct is unnecessary in this case.
> 
> John
> 
> Robert Walpole wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > This may be more XPath than XQuery so I hope you don't mind 
> me posting 
> > here.
> > 
> > I want to write a query that given a string (let's say 
> "Torbay") will 
> > return the uid attribute of the element with the name 
> attribute equal to 
> > the string value.
> > 
> > I have only got so far as being able to get the whole node (i.e. 
> > including children) with the matching name attribute as follows:
> > 
> > for $areaserved in doc("...")/*[@name = "Torquay"] return 
> $areaserved
> > 
> > I should say that the matching name attribute could appear 
> at any level 
> > in the XML document and may or may not have child elements.
> > 
> > Example XML:
> > 
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > <county name="Devon" uid="0">
> >     <district uid="8" name="Torbay">
> >         <town uid="210" name="Brixham" pct="Torbay"/>
> >         <town uid="211" name="Paignton" pct="Torbay"/>
> >         <town uid="212" name="Torquay" pct="Torbay">
> >             <settlement name="Babbacombe" uid="979"/>
> >             <settlement name="Barton" uid="803"/>
> >             <settlement name="Chelston" uid="804"/>
> >         </town>
> >     </district>
> > </county>
> > 
> > Many Thanks
> > Rob Walpole
> > 
> > 
> > 
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