[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: get immediat preceeding node, if it is a comment
It seems that any predicates after the positional predicate refer to that node, not to the node that the predicates before the positional predicate refer to... So, on this data: <root> <!-- test --> <test>test1</test> <test>test2</test> <!-- test --> <test>test3</test> <test>test4</test> </root> preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()][1][self::comment()] this gets 'test1' and 'test3' as we would expect preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()][self::comment()][1] this gets all of them, as they all have a preceding-sibling that returns true for all three predicates individually preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()][3][contains(self::test,'tes t2')] this returns 'test4' as the third preceding-sibling contains 'test2' So is it the case that all predicates to the right of the positional predicate refer to that node? (they change the context node) In which case, as Joerg pointed out, it definetly does matter when the positional predicate goes as this alters which node the following predicates refer to. But what about multiple positional predicates: preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()] [3][contains(self::test,'test2')] [1][contains(self::test,'test2')] this also returns 'test4', why doesnt the [1] alter the evaluation of the second contains()? Also, why if I change the second [1] to [2] (and even drop the final test) does it return nothing: preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()] [3][contains(self::test,'test2')] [2] why would this fail, when this is fine: preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()] [3][contains(self::test,'test2')] [1] hmm, confused. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Carlisle [mailto:davidc@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 04 October 2002 13:03 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: get immediat preceeding node, if it is a comment > > > > > Sure. But aren't they both the same (they select the same node)? > > No. > > If you are in <a/> in > > <x> > <a/><b>b</b><!--x--><c/> > </x> > > preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()][self::comment()][1] > > selects the comment <!--x--> as that is the first node that is > non empty string value and is a comment. > > preceding-sibling::node()[normalize-space()][1][self::comment()] > > selects the empty node set as the first node with non empty > string value > is not a comment. > > David > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet > delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further > information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or > alternatively call > Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 03/10/2002 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 03/10/2002 XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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