XPath describes or treats an XML document as a bunch of nodes, such as
element nodes. XSLT instruction elements, such as apply-templates, return a
node-set or a list of nodes from a processed XML document. The current node
is the current node being processed in the node list. current() and . return
this current node. The current node is XSLT terminology and the context node
is XPath terminology for the same thing. (A node processed in a predicate or
filter [] is the current node at the time the predicate is processed.) When
in doubt, appeal to the court of last resort for all things XSLT, namely,
Mike Kay's /XSLT Programmer's Reference, 2nd Edition/.

-Mike Fitzgerald

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of abi ashiru
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 5:52 AM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  RE: New ContextNode Question


Hi All,

I'm a new arrival to XSLT Kingdom. I would like someone to explain in a
layman terms the different between context and current node and their
practical applications.

Thank you!

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