RE: Not So Newbie XPath Question

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Subject: RE: Not So Newbie XPath Question
From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:35:00 -0000

> Is the following the most reasonable way to do it?
> 
> z/*[preceding-sibling::a and not(self::a)][position() = 1]
> 
> I have tested it and it seems to be ok. 

It looks OK to me. An alternative is

z/a/following-sibling::*[not(self::a)][1]

Mike Kay

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Not So Newbie XPath Question
- Bernard Harrison - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:04:10 -0500 (EST)
  - Jeni Tennison - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:08:35 -0500 (EST)
    - Bernard Harrison - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:50:10 -0500 (EST)
      - Jeni Tennison - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:19:19 -0500 (EST)
  - Michael Kay - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:37:05 -0500 (EST) <=
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    - Bernard Harrison - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:53:15 -0500 (EST)
      - David Carlisle - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 11:28:33 -0500 (EST)
      - Michael Kay - Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:37:54 -0500 (EST)

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