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Jeff,
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> But when considering /foo/bar[baz3="test"]/baz1
> <foo>
> <bar>
> <baz1/>
> <baz2/>
> <baz3>test</baz3>
> </bar>
> </foo>
> This predicate's value cannot be ascertained at the point of the baz1
> startElement event in a single event look ahead model. At least that is
> what I heard through the grapevine.
That is correct. The earlier drafts of STXPath disallowed the child
axis in predicates, allowing only ancestor:: and parent::. I don't
know when this was changed, or what the rationale is.. or whether it
is enforced through a static semantic constraint to simplify the
grammar. I vaguely remember something about user convenience, and
making sure people don't have to write backwards paths (because an
absolute path starting with / can be matched in a predicate).
Christian
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