RE: Is there a conflict in the definition of node() in XPath

> "A node test node() is true for any node of any type whatsoever."
Correct. But note the words "node test".
> 
> "node() matches any node other than an attribute node and the 
> root node"
This is referring to the *pattern* "node()", which is an abbreviation for
"child::node()", which matches any node that satisfies the node test
"node()" and also is a child of something. Attributes and root nodes are not
the child of anything.

There is however an error here (which I have pointed out to the editors):
the pattern "node()" will not match a namespace node.

Mike Kay


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