Re: RE: Xpath question with processing-instruction()

If I just copy that XML into Stylus Studio, and fire up the XPath editor, I can find the text node you're on, and apply the specified test:

//text()[. eq 'Text of a title'][../preceding-sibling::processing-instruction()/name() eq 'ModuleStart']

So it's the second test (i.e. the second bracketed expression) that you want. Substitute '=' for 'eq' if you're stuck with XPath 1.0.

Cheers,
Wendell

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From: Ylvisaker, Steve [mailto:steve.j.ylvisaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 1:44 PM
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Subject:  Xpath question with processing-instruction()

I know I can do this but I'm stumped.

Please consider the following XML:

<section>
<?ModuleStart ShowIDs="yes"?>
<title>Text of a title</title>
<para>para in the section</para>
</section>

I am current to the text() node of <title/>

I need to test to see if my parent has an immediate preceding sibling of processing-instruction named "ModuleStart"

If so I need to know the content of that PI.


I need to be sure that the test will NOT be true if I am current with the text() node of <para/>

Thanks in advance for your help
Steve

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