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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T07:34:20+00:00 2026-05-23T07:34:20+00:00

If a single dot is converted into self()::node() in xpath, Source Then why does

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If a single dot is converted into self()::node() in xpath, Source

Then why does this work:

<xsl:value-of select="self::node()[name()='QWE']"/>

but not this?:

<xsl:value-of select=".[name()='QWE']"/>
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    2026-05-23T07:34:20+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 7:34 am

    Because the expression

    .[name()='QWE']
    

    is illegal XPath 1.0 syntax, an abbreviated step may not contain a predicate. XPath 2.0 doesn’t have this restriction.

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