Subject: RE: What do match=@*[....] and match=*[....] mean?
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:44:15 -0000
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> I see occasionally templates with a matching criteria similar to
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> <xsl:template match="@*[.....]"/>
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> and
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> <xsl:template match="*[.....]"/>
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> What is the meaning of them?
The first matches any attribute that satisfies the predicate within the
square brackets. The second matches any element that satisfies the predicate
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> Can they be used WITHOUT the appended brackets [...]?
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Yes, @* matches any attribute, and * matches any element.
Regards,
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
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