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> not(contains(replace(., '\\,', ''), ',')) And, of course: not(matches(., '[^\\],')) Cheers, Dimitre On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > not(contains(replace(., '\\,', ''), ',')) > > > > On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Costello, Roger L. costello@xxxxxxxxx > <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Folks, >> >> I need an XPath 2.0 expression for this: >> >> Check that each comma in the <value> >> element is escaped with a backslash. >> >> Examples: >> >> This is good: >> >> <value>A\, B</value> >> >> This is bad: >> >> <value>A, B</value> >> >> This is also bad, because one comma is escaped but the other is not: >> >> <value>A\, B, C</value> >> >> I created an XPath expression to see if the text is good: >> >> tokenize(text(), ',')[position() lt last()][ends-with(., '\')] >> >> I think that is correct. Is there a simpler XPath expression to solve this? >> >> /Roger >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > Dimitre Novatchev > --------------------------------------- > Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. > --------------------------------------- > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk > ------------------------------------- > Never fight an inanimate object > ------------------------------------- > To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the > biggest mistake of all > ------------------------------------ > Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. > ------------------------------------- > You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what > you're doing is work or play > ------------------------------------- > To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. > ------------------------------------- > Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. > ------------------------------------- > Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they > write all patents, too? :) > ------------------------------------- > Sanity is madness put to good use. > ------------------------------------- > I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence. --------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk ------------------------------------- Never fight an inanimate object ------------------------------------- To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all ------------------------------------ Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ------------------------------------- You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play ------------------------------------- To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep. ------------------------------------- Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. ------------------------------------- Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they write all patents, too? :) ------------------------------------- Sanity is madness put to good use. ------------------------------------- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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