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Subject: RE: RE: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name From: cknell@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:34:53 -0500 |
Q) Why is //Data/Item[position()=3] better than /Data/Item[position()=3] ? A) It isn't, for the reasons you pointed out. If you are going to use it, you ought to have a very good reason to do so. Using it because you saw it in an example somewhere or because it was the only way you could get a poorly constructed XPath expression to work aren't good reasons. Q) ... is there opposition to using the short form /Data/Item[3] ? A) None. The longer form is instructive, but confers no other advantage. -- Charles Knell cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email -----Original Message----- From: Josh Canfield <Josh.Canfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:04:36 -0800 To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name Why is //Data/Item[position()=3] better than /Data/Item[position()=3] ? // is a shortcut for /descendant-or-self::node()/ and in this case it appears that you specifically want only the single Data node. In a bigger/deeper piece of XML doesn't using the // require that the XSLT engine traverse the entire tree from the context node looking for Data nodes that have an Item node at position 3? Whereas using /Data only looks for the root node, and /Data/Item looks specifically for the Item nodes that are a child of the root Data node. Also, is there opposition to using the short form /Data/Item[3] ? Thanks, Josh -----Original Message----- From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Andrew Curry Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:05 AM To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name fair enough, but it was corrected by accident, didnt see your reply until after. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHEIKH Sajjad" <Sajjad.SHEIKH@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:52 PM Subject: RE: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name > Ok..you added //data/item while I was mentioning /data/item > > Although both work but your proposed way is better! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Curry [mailto:andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 23 January 2004 16:39 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same > name > > > did i?? didn't mean to. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SHEIKH Sajjad" <Sajjad.SHEIKH@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:28 PM > Subject: RE: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same > name > > > > Thanks Andrew for correction. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Curry [mailto:andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 23 January 2004 16:14 > > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same > > name > > > > > > <xsl:value-of select="//Data/Item[position()=3]"/> > > should do it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Williams" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "XSL-List" <XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:45 PM > > Subject: [xsl] Accessing data from repeating values with the same name > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > How do I access repeating nodes in an xml file outside of a for-each > > > statement. > > > > > > As an example: > > > > > > <Data> > > > <Item>1</Item> > > > <Item>2</Item> > > > <Item>3</Item> > > > <Item>4</Item> > > > <Item>5</Item> > > > </Data> > > > > > > How would I, say, get the value for 3rd item. > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Mark XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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