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Re: RE: apply-templates and excluding a node


> I found the solution already
>
> it is <xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(self::PRFID)]" />
>
> What I do not undestand is why "self" why not "child"? Can anyone explain
> this?

The predicate is applied to each member of the selected axis, in this case
the child axis (*).  See http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath#predicates.

Paul Tyson, Principal Consultant                   Precision Documents
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