Xpath XML Tutorial

  1. Home
  2. XML Tutorial
  3. Xpath
  4. The descendant-or-self axis includes all the nodes in the descendant axis plus the context node (which is contained in the self axis
The abbreviated  form for the descendant-or-self axis is //. 
This enables you to find nodes irrespective of their position. 
File: Data.xml


    
      
      
    
    
      
      
      
        
      
      
        
      
    

File: Transform.xslt

      version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    
      
        
          Axis: descendant-or-self
        
        
          Element
          Node-set
        
        
          
        
      
    
    
      
        
          
           id = 
          
        
        
          
            
              
            
            
            
          
        
      
    

Output:
Axis: descendant-or-selfElementNode-set