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RE: xpath doubt
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- Subject: RE: [xsl] xpath doubt
- From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay at iclway dot co dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 18:29:17 +0100
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> <xsl:when test="$filterType='new'">
> <xsl:apply-templates select="b[//c/@id='new' or
> //d/@id='new' ]"/>
> </xsl:when>
>
//c and //d are absolute path expressions, they select from the root of the
document not from the context node. It's almost invariably wrong to select
from the root within a predicate.
Mike Kay
Software AG
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