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Hello Guai,
(ancestor::*/@attr)[last()]
This takes the node set of all the attr attributes on all ancestors, groups them in document order, and takes the last in the list. This will be the nearest.
At 01:45 PM 1/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
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Re: [xsl] the nearest ancestor with the attribute
Subject: Re: [xsl] the nearest ancestor with the attribute From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:19:08 +0000 |
Hello Guai,
ancestor::*[@attr] gets you the ancestors with the 'attr' attribute, from nearest to furthest
ancestor::*[@attr][1] gets you the first of these
ancestor::*/@attr gets you the attribute nodes themselves (from nearest to furthest) this is often good enough, because if (for example), you ask for the value of this node set, you'll get the value of the first one (the nearest)
ancestor::*/@attr[normalize-space(.)] gets you the same set, only excluding all attributes from the list that have no value or a whitespace-only value
the trick is, however, that ancestor::*/@attr[1] won't get the nearest attr attribute, but the whole set this is because [position()=1] will test true for any attribute (won't it?)
if you want to filter the nodes so only the attribute on the nearest ancestor with the attribute is returned, you have to do
(ancestor::*/@attr)[last()]
This takes the node set of all the attr attributes on all ancestors, groups them in document order, and takes the last in the list. This will be the nearest.
Hope that helps! Wendell
At 01:45 PM 1/15/01 -0800, you wrote:
How could I get the nearest ancestor with a certain attribute, say "attr"?
Thanks, Guai
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