> -----------------------------------------------
> <xsl:for-each select="/colleges/college/name">
> <xsl:value-of select="."/>.
> </xsl:for-each>
> -----------------------------------------------
> OR
> -----------------------------------------------
> <xsl:for-each select="//colleges/college/name">
> <xsl:value-of select="."/>.
> </xsl:for-each>
> -----------------------------------------------
> OR
> -----------------------------------------------
> <xsl:for-each select="//college/name">
> <xsl:value-of select="."/>.
> </xsl:for-each>
> ----------------------------------------------- 
1. the chilren of colleges [/ selects the document root (which is always
the parent of the document element)] are college, which have a child:
name
2. the children of collegues (// = no matter where it is in the tree)
are college, which have  children: name
3. The children of collegue (// = no matter where it is in the tree) :
name

See
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#location-paths
and
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#path-abbrev
They are clearer than I am


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