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Re: xpath result - how to include parent node

From: Martin Honnen <mahotrash@-----.-->
To: NULL
Date: 9/4/2006 3:59:00 PM

moonty wrote:

> Take the following example:
> 
> <x>
>   <y>y content</y>
>   <z>z content<z>
> </x>
> 
> The result from the xpath query i want is:
> 
> <x>
>   <y>y content</y>
> </x>

XPath does not change the structure or contents of the document you 
operate on thus if you select the x element with e.g.
   /x
then it has all its child nodes. Of course you can first select the x 
element with e.g.
   /x
and then on that node do a relative XPath expression of e.g.
   y
to select only the y child element(s).

You can also do e.g.
  /x | /x/y
to select both the x element and its y child element(s) but that will 
not change the structure of the XML, the selected x element still has 
that z child element as well.

If you really want to change the structure (e.g. remove those z 
element(s)) then you need an XSLT transformation.

-- 

	Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
	http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

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