Re: why is select=".[true()]" bad?

Gary L Peskin wrote:
> Try self::node()[@id=1]
> 
> The "." is an AbbreviatedStep (production [12]) and cannot be followed
> by a predicate according to production [4].  That production requires
> 
> 	AxisSpecifier NodeTest Predicate*

Ah, so "." is not just self::node(), it is an abbreviation of the
*step* self::node() -- axis, node test, and any predicates inclusive.
Makes sense, then, but isn't obvious by the prose portion of the XPath
spec. Thanks!

   - Mike
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