Hi folks,
is there a XPath function, which returns the absolute path of an element, so I can use it in sth. like:
<xsl:if test="path() = /root/parent/child">
...
</xsl:if>
Thanks.
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A:
No, there isn't, but such expression '. = /root/parent/child' returns boolean and means the same.
mikesub
2009-12-02 09:10:33
but you may use @match of xsl:template to select node you need, more precisely.
mikesub
2009-12-02 09:13:32
No, it doesn't mean the same; with this XPath expression you check the egality of the text content of both nodes, not their identity.
Erlock
2009-12-02 11:18:54
hmm, my mistake. you're right.
mikesub
2009-12-02 14:03:13
+2
A:
If you want to test if two nodes are the same, you must use generate-id():
<xsl:if test="generate-id(.) = generate-id(/root/parent/child)">
<!-- The current node is the same as /root/parent/child -->
...
</xsl:if>
generate-id() returns an unique ID for each node of the document.
Erlock
2009-12-02 11:23:03
I want to test if a node has an ancestor (to be detailed: the parent of the parent of the node) with a specific name. These nodes match with another template, but they should not.I fixed it now with proper match statements. Thanks, though.
2009-12-02 12:19:06
To solve this problem punischdude had to write the proper path thats it .. But @Erlok has given Good idea .. anyways .. I din't know about generate-id(.) ..
infant programmer
2009-12-14 11:54:36