Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >microsoft.public.xsl Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - Re: distinct-values work-around for Xpath 1.0 >Thread Next - Re: distinct-values work-around for Xpath 1.0 Re: distinct-values work-around for Xpath 1.0To: NULL Date: 9/22/2009 1:10:00 PM Barnum wrote: > Hmmm.... I've been thinking about the fact that I need to use the > predicate also in the preceding-sibling clause. > This must mean that my first select: <xsl:variable name="fie" > select="$in/foo[@name='1']" /> > gives a node set where the nodes still have the original sibling > information. > > So, a select only gives a selection from a node set, and the original > node set information is still there? I am not sure I understand what you are asking but XPath operates on a tree model and any node selection selects nodes in that tree where the tree remains intact meaning any parent/child/sibling/ancestor relationships continue to exist. -- Martin Honnen --- MVP XML http://msmvps.com/blogs/martin_honnen/ | ||||||
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