• To: bob@w...
• Subject: Re: Quick Xpath
• From: David Carlisle <davidc@n...>
• Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:34:26 +0100
• Cc: jeni@j..., xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1020717192021.21107D-100000@e...>(message from bob mcwhirter on Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:21:22 -0400 (EDT))
• References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1020717192021.21107D-100000@e...>

> Howsabout given:
>
>	(//foo | //bar)[4]
>
>Would that be the 4th occurrence of either foo or bar, in document 
>order? 

I find it easier to parse the Xpath than the english.

It is the fourth element, just counting foo's and bar's.

David

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