xml path expression

xml path expression

[H. van der Meer]

I would like to combine the xml path search of two different levels.
An example, the xml can be either
   case #1: <main> <a> <b><c/></b> <b><c/></b> </a> </main>
or
   case #2: <main> <b><c/></b> <b><c/></b> </main>

Now I want to process the <c> elements from the <main> level and loop  
through them with the position function:
   \xmlfilter{#1}{/(a/b|b)/name/position(\the\scratchcounter)}
This however does not work, I tried various path expressions, for  
example with * but to no avail.

Is there a path expression that can select either /a/b or /b ?

Hans van der Meer






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Re: xml path expression

[Hans Hagen]

On 8-6-2010 12:19, H. van der Meer wrote:
> I would like to combine the xml path search of two different levels.
> An example, the xml can be either
> case #1: <main> <a> <b><c/></b> <b><c/></b> </a> </main>
> or
> case #2: <main> <b><c/></b> <b><c/></b> </main>
>
> Now I want to process the <c> elements from the <main> level and loop
> through them with the position function:
> \xmlfilter{#1}{/(a/b|b)/name/position(\the\scratchcounter)}

does

\xmlfilter{#1}{/(a|)/b/name/position(\the\scratchcounter)}

work?

> This however does not work, I tried various path expressions, for
> example with * but to no avail.
>
> Is there a path expression that can select either /a/b or /b ?
>
> Hans van der Meer
>
>
>
>
>
>
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