Re: trying to create a node-set of attribute nodes

On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Jeni Tennison wrote:

> Hi Robert,
> 
> >   eg., if i wanted all attribute nodes with name "key", that's
> > just
> >
> >   //@key
> >
> > but what if i want attr nodes where key is specifically equal to
> > "F"? i'm assuming that requires a predicate, but i've tested several
> > variations and none work. how do i ask if the string-value is equal
> > to "F"?
> 
> Get the string value of the context node (the attribute) with the
> string() function:
> 
>   //@key[string(.) = "F"]
> 
> or just use . and let the processor do the conversion of the attribute
> node to a string implicitly:
> 
>   //@key[. = "F"]

ah, that's it.  i knew it must have been something this obvious.
thanks muchly.

rday


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