RE: "|@|text()" vs. "node()"

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Subject: RE: "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"
From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:08:55 +0100

>
> 	node() matches any node other than an attribute node
> and the root node
>
> which is slightly confusing since the XPath spec defines it as:
>
> 	A node test node() is true for any node of any type whatsoever.
>
Confusing but not incorrect. XPath is talking about expressions, not
patterns. The node test "node()" will select all nodes on the axis you are
looking at. If you don't specify an axis, you are looking at the child axis.

Mike Kay


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Re: "\|@\|text()" vs. "node()", (continued) Jörg Heinicke - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 11:55:02 -0400 (EDT) David Carlisle - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 04:36:09 -0400 (EDT) Message not available Jörg Heinicke - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 08:56:25 -0400 (EDT) Francis Norton - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:55:54 -0400 (EDT) Michael Kay - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 06:14:05 -0400 (EDT) <= Michael Kay - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 06:05:50 -0400 (EDT)

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