ancestor::flower/@type 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrea Berman [mailto:andrea.berman@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 27 January 2006 22:29
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Selecting attribute from previous parent node
> 
> It's Friday!  Please, have pity upon me and save my sanity!
> 
> Say I have the following style of XML:
> 
> <row>
>    <basket>
>      <flower type="rose">
>        <basket>
>          <flower type="tulip">
>            <basket>
>               ...
>            </basket>
>          </flower>
>        </basket>
>      </flower>
>    </basket>
> </row>
> 
> If I'm at node "flower" with type of "tulip", how do I reference the
> previous flower's type?
> 
> 
> Thanks!