[xquery-talk] comparing consequtive elements

[David Carlisle]

adj.xml (made well formed:-)
<eg>
    <section n="1">
        <a attribute="1"/>
        <a attribute="2"/>
    </section>
    <section n="2">
        <a attribute="3"/>
        <a attribute="1"/>
    </section>
    <section n="3">
        <a attribute="3"/>
        <a attribute="3"/>
    </section>
    <section n="4">
        <a attribute="1"/>
        <a attribute="1"/>
    </section>
</eg>




adj.xq

/eg/section[a[@attribute=3 and following::a[1]/@attribute=1]]/number(@n)


$ saxon8q -s adj.xml adj.xq
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>2 3
                                      ^^^ as requested

David


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