Hello,

the XSLT 1.0 spec says about the "match" attribute of "xsl:key" [1]:
  The match attribute is a Pattern; , ...

In the definition of "Pattern" [2] the StepPattern
[5] StepPattern ::= ChildOrAttributeAxisSpecifier NodeTest Predicate*
[6] ChildOrAttributeAxisSpecifier ::= AbbreviatedAxisSpecifier
                                      | ('child' | 'attribute') '::'

indicates that only child and attribute axis are allowed.


So <xsl:key name="..." match="/|node()|@*" use="..."/> is the broadest
possible match covering the following six (of seven) node types:
root, element, text, comment, processing-instruction, attribute

Is it correct that there is no "trick" available for applying keys
to namespace nodes?


[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#key
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt#NT-Pattern

Mit besten Gruessen / Best wishes,

Hermann Stamm-Wilbrandt
Developer, XML Compiler, L3
WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
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