RE: [xsl] Deleting following sibling element

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From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@iclway.co.uk>
To: <xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com>
Subject: RE: [xsl] Deleting following sibling element
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:28:16 -0000
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>  Does anybody knows how can I delete an element that is the next
>  following-sibling of the context node?

XSLT's model is one of selectively copying data from the source to the
result, so it's not clear what you mean by "delete". The node won't be
copied unless you ask for it to be copied, and if you don't want it to
appear in the output then you must find the code that was copying it and
change it.
>
>  For example:
>  [XML]
>  <a href="anything">link</a><br/>
>
>  [XSL]
>  <xsl:template match="//a[name(following-sibling::*[1])='br']">
>
>      ????
>
>  </xsl:template>
>
>  [The XML Output should be]
>  <a href="anything">link</a>

If you want to not-copy a <br> that is preceded by an <a>, write:

<xsl:template match="br[preceding-sibling::*[1][self::a]"/>

Alternatively, ensure that your stylesheet doesn't do an apply-templates on
this element in the first place.

Mike Kay

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