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> > if i want to select all elements that have at least one, > say, "book" > > child element, it seems i can do it this way: > > > > //*[name(child::*) = "book"] long way > > //*[name(*) = "book"] shorter way > > > > 1) is this the easiest way to do it? > > "//*[book]" seems easier to me ;-) It also has the advantage of being correct. The first two examples will test only the name of the first child node. XPath 2.0 and Saxon 7.4 (with backwards compatibility mode switched off) will detect this error for you. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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