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xpathman
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xpath

Post by xpathman » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:32 pm

Does any one know if Xpath can be used to locate a specific xml element or its attribute and if so reproduce a larger XML fragment (ie including parent nodes and grand parent nodes etc) of which the element is a part of.
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george
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Post by george » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:14 pm

Hi,

According with the XPath Specification [1]:
XPath is a language for addressing parts of an XML document, designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer.

You can use XSLT to accomplish what you described in your post.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath

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George
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xpathman
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XQuery

Post by xpathman » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:16 pm

Does any one know if XQuery can perform this task on its own?
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george
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Post by george » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:36 am

Hi,

Yes, you can use also XQuery for that.

Best Regards,
George
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xpathman
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Post by xpathman » Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:57 pm

thanks George
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