contains() takes a single string as its first argument, not a set of
strings.

Write

a[b[contains(.,'Bunch')]]

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boge.Brett [mailto:Brett.Boge@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 18 October 2006 00:00
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  using contains() on multiple elements of the same name
> 
> I'm having a problem, I'm trying to make a selection like so...
> 
> XSL:
> 
> This works-
> 
>     <xsl:for-each select="a[contains(b,'Lovely')]">
>     ...
>     </xsl:for-each>
> 
> This doesn't-
> 
>     <xsl:for-each select="a[contains(b,'Bunch')]">
>     ...
>     </xsl:for-each>
> 
> XML:
> 
> <a>
>     <b id="something"> <item> Lovely </item> </b>
>     <b id="something lese"> <item> Bunch </item> </b>
>     <b> <item> Of coconuts </item> </b>
> </a>
> 
> How do I make this work like I want it to (so that it will 
> match Lovely, Bunch, Of, and coconuts)?
> 
> 
> Have a good day,
> 
> Brett Boge