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Did you get an answer yet? I'm suspicious that what you want is preceding-sibling::c[1] > Assume a document structure like the one below. The "c" and "d" > elements are at the same level inside of "b" which is inside of > "a". Currently, I can find the first "c" in the "b" that encloses > "d". But that is too far away. I want to find the closest preceding > "c" within the surrounding "b" when processing the template for > element "d". > > When executing the template for "d", my current path attempt is > (ancestor::a[1]//c)[1] > But, if there is no preceding "c" in the "b" element, I'd like to > detect that, and not find a "c" in any other "b". If I use just > "preceding::c", I might find a "c" in some other "b", which I don't > want. > <a> > ... > other elements > ... > </a> > <a> > ... > other elements > ... > </a> > <a> > <b> > ... > </b> > ... > <b> > ... > <c/> <---- My path gets this "c" > ... > <c/> > ... > <c/> <---- I want this "c" when processing "d" > ... > <d/> > ... > <c/> > ... > </b> > ... > <b> > ... > </b> > </a> > <a> > ... > other elements > ... > </a> > ...
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