Re: How to test if the current node is an attribute or a nam

Kay Michael wrote:
> 
> > Which is the simplest XPath expression to test whether the
> > current node is an attribute?
> 
> Not easy! I'd suggest:
> 
> count(. | ../@*) = count(../@*)
> >
> > Or a namespace?
> >
> count(. | ../namespace::*) = count(../namespace::*)
> 
> Mike Kay
> 

Longer, but probably easier to understand:

generate-id() = generate-id(parent::*/@*[name()=name(current())])


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