Re: element in most preferred language expression?

> I guess you mean "not(self::title[..." (note the self axis)?

wrong guess, he meant sibling not self (although he wrote child)

 title[lang($preferredLanguage)] | 
title[lang($2ndPreferredLanguage)][not(../title[lang($preferredLanguage)])]

which will select  title[lang($preferredLanguage)] if it exists and
title[lang($2ndPreferredLanguage)] if title[lang($preferredLanguage)]
does not exist

David

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