On Sun, 29 May 2011 13:26:20 +0200
Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Andriy Gerasika wrote:
> > Hi,
> > preceding axis does not include ancestor descendants, so I am using
> > //<test>[. &lt;&lt; current()]
> > to get "true" precedings of the node
> >
> > The code works, however I am wondering if there is a better way
> 
> Why can't you use the union
>    preceding::* | ancestor::*

http://nwalsh.com/docs/tutorials/xsl/xsl/foil22.html

Norm hosts Ken Holmans diagram which I find particularly clear?



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