If you want the element that immediately follows the SOUSTHEME child of
the context node, write

SOUSTHEME/following-sibling::*[1]

The thing that follows the axis name in a step is a NodeTest. It tests
the node at the end of the axis, it doesn't determine where the
navigation starts from.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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> Sent: 21 February 2003 13:46
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> Subject:  following-sibling usage
> 
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> I have a problem while using the following-sibling axis. Here's an 
> simplified example of my XML data :
> 
>   <FICHE cdId="663" catanetId="13343" type="P" lang="FRA">
>     <TITRE>140 000 CHINOIS POUR LA GRANDE GUERRE</TITRE>
>     <THEME>Histoire</THEME>
>     <SOUSTHEME>Histoire Contemporaine</SOUSTHEME>
>     <GENERIQUE>
>       <GENERAL>
>         <ENTREE lib="Durée">
>           <VALEUR>52 min</VALEUR>
>         </ENTREE>
> <!-- MORE SUBTAGS HERE -->
>       </GENERAL>
> <!-- MORE SUBTAGS HERE -->
>   </FICHE>
> 
> I want to make a test on the following sibling SOUSTHEME (subtag of 
> FICHE), as my test always returned FALSE, I decided to write 
> the data. Here's what I got in my xsl:for-each select="FICHE" :
> 
> current : <xsl:value-of select="SOUSTHEME" />
> following : <xsl:value-of select="following-sibling::SOUSTHEME[1]" />
> 
> And here's the output :
> 
> current : Biographie 
> following :
> 
> As you see, this expression failed : 
> select="following-sibling::SOUSTHEME[1]". How should I use 
> the following 
> sibling axis... I can't find my error ! :/
> 
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks !
> 
> Simon
> 
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