Bob, Thanks, that actually works... somewhat. The only draw back on that is when i go "/root/node/childNodeA/.." I also get all the children aside from childNodeA
<node> <childNodeA... <childNodeB... ..... Is there anyway to isolate childNodeA and get the the part node without getting other children during the query. I can always not call the childNodeB as so on after the query, but if I can save that step I would rather. thanks alex > > I guess I'm not quit following. > > As you iterate over the returned List, what does it contain? > > <node> or <childNodeA>? > > If it contains <node> that node will still have the <childNodeA> in the > document, of course, and as a child. > > I'd argue that "/root/node/childNodeA/.." will return the <nodes> > you want. > >> It always seems that the last part of the query starts the resulting >> element > > Yes, exactly. That's how xpath works. Step-wise. > > If you want the parent of the <childNodeA> then add another step, > considint of two dots ".." that steps back up to the parents of > the selected <childNodeA>. > > So, exactly this: > > /root/node/childNodeA/.. > > -bob > > > > > On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Actually, >> >> the @attrib would be unique to each <node> >> >> <root> >> <node attrib="a"> >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> <childNodeC>text</childNode> >> </node> >> <node attrib="b"> >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> <childNodeC>text</childNode> >> </node> >> ..... >> ..... >> ..... >> </root> >> >> So in turn I want all <childNodeA> in <node> in the entire document. >> >> /root/node/childNodeA or //childNodeA >> >> result is : >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> ..... >> ..... >> >> But I need <node> to be returned also. >> the results should resemble this : >> >> <node attrib="a"> >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> </node> >> <node attrib="b"> >> <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> </node> >> ..... >> ..... >> ..... >> >> It always seems that the last part of the query starts the resulting >> element >> >> ex: /root/node/nextnode >> result <nextnode>.... >> >> ex: /root/node[@ID="x"] >> result <node ID="x">.... >> >> ex: /root/node[@ID="x"]/nextnode >> result <nextnode>.... >> >> I want to query something like >> >> /root/node/nextnode >> >> and get back >> >> <node><nextnode>.... >> >> Now I tried different ways to query, but nothing comes back like I >> need it. Is this even possible? >> Either I get the parent node but also get all the children too, even >> those I have not queried. Or i dont get the parent node at all. >> >> not sure if this is a part of jaxen or a limitation in xpath. >> >> thanks again, >> alex >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bob mcwhirter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:54 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [Jaxen] Parent node? when searching child elements >> >> >> >> I think it might be as simple as: >> >> /root/node[@attrib='whatever]/childNodeA/.. >> >> So, that selects the <node>s with the attribute you want, then >> select's their <childNodeA>, and then selects those <childNodeA>'s >> parents, resulting in a List of <nodes> that match the attribute >> predicate and have a <childNodeA> >> >> Though, the <node> will still have all of its children, include >> <childNodeB> and <childNodeC> nodes. >> >> -bob >> >> >> >> On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > Good day, >> > >> > I'm having alittle trouble here. I can only explain this by example. >> > So I will try to draw it out as clear as possible. >> > >> > <root> >> > <node attrib=""> >> > <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> > <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> > <childNodeC>text</childNode> >> > </node> >> > <node attrib=""> >> > <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> > <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> > <childNodeC>text</childNode> >> > </node> >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > </root> >> > >> > I would like to search for this query as an example >> "/root/nodeA/childNodeA" >> > >> > Successfully it returns : >> > >> > <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> > <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > >> > Now this is all good, but I need to get parent of each childNode to >> > be returned >> > also so I can use the @attrib found in the parent for later use. >> > >> > I would a return to looks like this : >> > >> > <node attrib=""> >> > <childNodeA>text</childNode> >> > </node> >> > <node attrib=""> >> > <childNodeB>text</childNode> >> > </node> >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > ..... >> > >> > How would I setup the query to recieve these results. I did trying >> > using both parent:: and child::, but I either get the parent node >> > along with the rest >> > of the child nodes or i end up with the same childNode result >> > without the parent. Is there any way to resolve this? >> > >> > Thank you very much =) >> > alex >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >> > Welcome to geek heaven. >> > http://thinkgeek.com/sf >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Jaxen-interest mailing list >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jaxen-interest >> > >> >> -- >> Bob McWhirter [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The Werken Company http://werken.com/ >> > > -- > Bob McWhirter [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Werken Company http://werken.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Jaxen-interest mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jaxen-interest -- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Jaxen-interest mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jaxen-interest
