RE: template match for subelement throughout tree

> A match="para" will match all para elements in your XML document,
> unless overridden by a more specific template match.  The // in
> match="//para" is irrelevant as far as I am aware.  Normally you
> only use // in the select="//para" situation.

The difference between the match pattern "//para" and the match pattern
"para" is that the former has a higher default priority, so the "//" is not
strictly irrelevant.  It is, however, likely never necessary, since the
higher default priority has no practical benefit.

Dave


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