Get root attribute values question 2

04-09-2004

If I have

<root>
<a some_attr="AAA"/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c><d/></c>
<root>

What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
elements c ?

Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?

Thanks.

04-09-2004

"GIMME" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> If I have
>
> <root>
> <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c><d/></c>
> <root>
>
> What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
> elements c ?
>
> Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?

Not in your case -- you must first have a well-formed xml document.

04-09-2004

This xml should be better ...

<root>
<a some_attr="AAA"/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c><d/></c>
<root>

Is there a way to reference some_attr when processing both c and d
where the expression is the same for both?

"Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message news:<c55rqk$2l2cm8$>...
> "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> news: om...
> > If I have
> >
> > <root>
> > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > <c/>
> > <c/>
> > <c/>
> > <c><d/></c>
> > <root>
> >
> > What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
> > elements c ?
> >
> > Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?
>
> Not in your case -- you must first have a well-formed xml document.

04-09-2004

Sorry, it's still not a well-formed xml document.

"GIMME" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> This xml should be better ...
>
> <root>
> <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c><d/></c>
> <root>
>
> Is there a way to reference some_attr when processing both c and d
> where the expression is the same for both?
>
>
> "Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message
news:<c55rqk$2l2cm8$>...
> > "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> > news: om...
> > > If I have
> > >
> > > <root>
> > > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c><d/></c>
> > > <root>
> > >
> > > What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
> > > elements c ?
> > >
> > > Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?
> >
> > Not in your case -- you must first have a well-formed xml document.

04-09-2004

hah. hah. hah ...

<root>
<a some_attr="AAA"/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c/>
<c><d/></c>
</root>

"Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message news:<c56lvf$2nt0ro$>...
> Sorry, it's still not a well-formed xml document.
>
>
> "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> news: om...
> > This xml should be better ...
> >
> > <root>
> > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > <c/>
> > <c/>
> > <c/>
> > <c><d/></c>
> > <root>
> >
> > Is there a way to reference some_attr when processing both c and d
> > where the expression is the same for both?
> >
> >
> > "Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message
> news:<c55rqk$2l2cm8$>...
> > > "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> > > news: om...
> > > > If I have
> > > >
> > > > <root>
> > > > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > > > <c/>
> > > > <c/>
> > > > <c/>
> > > > <c><d/></c>
> > > > <root>
> > > >
> > > > What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
> > > > elements c ?
> > > >
> > > > Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?
> > >
> > > Not in your case -- you must first have a well-formed xml document.

04-10-2004

Assuming that using this well-formed XML:

<root>
<a some_attr="AAA"/>

<c/>


<c/>


<c/>


<c>
<d/>
</c>

</root>

this stylesheet/template seems to find the attribute value
and output it to the screen when I look for the "d" element...

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns

sl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">

<xsl:template match="//d">

<xsl:for-each select="preceding::node()">
<h4><xsl:value-of select="attribute::*"/></h4>
</xsl:for-each>

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

04-10-2004

Use:

preceding::a[1]/@some_attr

Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev [XML MVP],
FXSL developer, XML Insider,

http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL
Resume: http://fxsl.sf.net/DNovatchev/Resume/Res.html

"GIMME" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> hah. hah. hah ...
>
> <root>
> <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c/>
> <c><d/></c>
> </root>
>
>
> "Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message
news:<c56lvf$2nt0ro$>...
> > Sorry, it's still not a well-formed xml document.
> >
> >
> > "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> > news: om...
> > > This xml should be better ...
> > >
> > > <root>
> > > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c/>
> > > <c><d/></c>
> > > <root>
> > >
> > > Is there a way to reference some_attr when processing both c and d
> > > where the expression is the same for both?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message
> > news:<c55rqk$2l2cm8$>...
> > > > "GIMME" <> wrote in message
> > > > news: om...
> > > > > If I have
> > > > >
> > > > > <root>
> > > > > <a some_attr="AAA"/>
> > > > > <c/>
> > > > > <c/>
> > > > > <c/>
> > > > > <c><d/></c>
> > > > > <root>
> > > > >
> > > > > What expression will fetch the value of AAA when processing
> > > > > elements c ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there an expression that works for both elements c and d ?
> > > >
> > > > Not in your case -- you must first have a well-formed xml document.

04-10-2004

"Dimitre Novatchev [MVP XML]" <> wrote in message news:<c589of$2os176$>...
> Use:
>
> preceding::a[1]/@some_attr
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dimitre Novatchev [XML MVP],

One line, sweet!

01-10-2005

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