> "If there are several predicates in the StepPatten, then position() and last() 
> in predicates after the first apply to the nodes that survived the previous 
> predicates"

yes that means if you have

b[something][2]

then you get the second b for which something is true.
as opposed to


b[2][something]

in which case you get the 2nd b (if something is true) and nothing
otherwise.

But your something was true() and

b[true()][2]

is the same as


b[2]

or b[1+1] or any number of equivalent expressions.

David


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