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   RE: [xml-dev] Quick Xpath

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I'm pretty sure that's wrong but I'll wait for Jeni, Dave Carlisle, Mike
Kay or one of the other XPath experts to confirm this before jumping to
conclusions. 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garland foster [mailto:garland_foster@salutia.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:12 PM
> To: Dare Obasanjo; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Quick Xpath
> 
> 
> In my XML-SPY Xpath evaluator it just returns the first "B" 
> node that has a previous "A". Ideas?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dare Obasanjo <dareo@microsoft.com>
> To: Garland foster <garland_foster@salutia.com>; 
> <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:59 PM
> Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Quick Xpath
> 
> 
> The following works for me
> 
>     file://b[preceding-sibling::*[local-name()= 'a']]
> 
> 
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> The primary function of the design engineer is to make things 
> difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman.
> 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and 
> confers no rights.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garland foster [mailto:garland_foster@salutia.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:49 PM
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] Quick Xpath
> 
> 
> <foo>
> <b/>
> <a/>
> <b/>
> <a/>
> <b/>
> </foo>
> 
> Return all the "b" nodes that are inmediately preceded by an 
> "a" element (the bold nodes).
> 
> It's easy but I'm lost :-(
> 
> Thanks,
> Garland.
> 
> 
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