RE: XPath help

["Mathias Bonnard" <mathias dot bonnard at euroclid dot fr>]

Hello Edmund,

Try :
//*[@name and not (@name = following::*/@name) and not (@name =
preceding::*/@name)]
which should select all element nodes that have a 'name' attribute and
whose 'name' attribute's value is not present in the rest of the document
as an 'name' attribute...

There might be a simpler version (especially avoiding the double test on
preceding and following)...

Hope this helps.

Mathias Bonnard
Valoris
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75015 Paris
06 63 56 16 25

-----Message d'origine-----
De : owner-xsl-list@mulberrytech.com
[mailto:owner-xsl-list@mulberrytech.com]De la part de edmund mitchell
Envoyé : samedi 11 novembre 2000 06:51
À : xsl-list@mulberrytech.com
Objet : XPath help


Hello all
I would like to process a given element if the value in it's 'name'
attribute is not duplicated by the value of any _other_ element's 'name'
attribute elsewhere in the document.
I frightened the dog from the room with:
test="@name[not(//*/@name[not(self::*)])]"
No more newbie struggles- it's time to consult the masters...
Thanks for your help
Edmund
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