constructing path to access out-of context node from within itemset

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alexander Zatko [mailto:[hidden email]]
>Sent: 28 October 2006 15:36
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: [ops-users] constructing path to access out-of
>context node from within itemset
>
>Here is another problem I have - hopefully it will also be
>found to be an user problem :-)
>
>
><xforms:instance id="test">
>     <places>
> <place>
> <collector/>
> <types>
> <type id="1">
> <type id="2">
> <type id="3">
> </types>
> </place>
> <labels>
> <label id="1" name="apples"/>
> <label id="2" name="oranges"/>
> <label id="3" name="pears"/>
> </labels>
>     </places>
></xforms:instance>
>
>
><xforms:select1 ref="//place/collector">
>     <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>         <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
>select-current(@id)]/ @name"/>
>         <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>     </xforms:itemset>
></xforms:select1>
>
>Is there an equivalent to my "magic" function select-current()
>that would return the value of the 'current" node?
>
>
>A.
>
>

> Alex,
> You can use a *magic* xpath expression :-)
>
> For $i in @id return //labels/label[@id $i]/@name
>
> This should work
>
> Ryan Puddephatt
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alexander Zatko [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> Sent: 28 October 2006 15:36
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: [ops-users] constructing path to access out-of
>> context node from within itemset
>>
>> Here is another problem I have - hopefully it will also be
>> found to be an user problem :-)
>>
>>
>> <xforms:instance id="test">
>>     <places>
>> <place>
>> <collector/>
>> <types>
>> <type id="1">
>> <type id="2">
>> <type id="3">
>> </types>
>> </place>
>> <labels>
>> <label id="1" name="apples"/>
>> <label id="2" name="oranges"/>
>> <label id="3" name="pears"/>
>> </labels>
>>     </places>
>> </xforms:instance>
>>
>>
>> <xforms:select1 ref="//place/collector">
>>     <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>>         <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
>> select-current(@id)]/ @name"/>
>>         <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>>     </xforms:itemset>
>> </xforms:select1>
>>
>> Is there an equivalent to my "magic" function select-current()
>> that would return the value of the 'current" node?
>>
>>
>> A.
>>
>>
>
>
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> Alex,
>
> There is, but unfortunately it's not standard. You can define a group
> like this:
>
>    <xforms:group ref="//place/collector" id="collector-group">
>      <xforms:select1 ref=".">
>        <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>          <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
> xxforms:context('collector-group')/@id]/@name"/>
>          <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>        </xforms:itemset>
>      </xforms:select1>
>    </xforms:group>
>
> In the future, we hope to have something like:
>
>    <xforms:variable name="collector" select="//place/collector"/>
>    <xforms:select1 ref="$collector">
>      <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>        <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id = $collector/@id]/@name"/>
>        <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>      </xforms:itemset>
>    </xforms:select1>
>
> -Erik
>
> Alexander Zatko wrote:
>  > Here is another problem I have - hopefully it will also be found to be
>  > an user problem :-)
>  >
>  >
>  > <xforms:instance id="test">
>  >     <places>
>  >     <place>
>  >         <collector/>
>  >         <types>
>  >             <type id="1">
>  >             <type id="2">
>  >             <type id="3">
>  >         </types>
>  >     </place>
>  >     <labels>
>  >         <label id="1" name="apples"/>
>  >         <label id="2" name="oranges"/>
>  >         <label id="3" name="pears"/>
>  >     </labels>
>  >     </places>
>  > </xforms:instance>
>  >
>  >
>  > <xforms:select1 ref="//place/collector">
>  >     <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>  >         <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
>  > select-current(@id)]/@name"/>
>  >         <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>  >     </xforms:itemset>
>  > </xforms:select1>
>  >
>  > Is there an equivalent to my "magic" function select-current() that
>  > would return the value of the 'current" node?
>
> --
> Orbeon - XForms Everywhere:
> http://www.orbeon.com/blog/
>
>
>
>
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> aahhh.... xforms:variable, I can't wait!
>
> Henrik
>
> On 10/30/06, Erik Bruchez <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Alex,
>>
>> There is, but unfortunately it's not standard. You can define a group
>> like this:
>>
>>    <xforms:group ref="//place/collector" id="collector-group">
>>      <xforms:select1 ref=".">
>>        <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>>          <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
>> xxforms:context('collector-group')/@id]/@name"/>
>>          <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>>        </xforms:itemset>
>>      </xforms:select1>
>>    </xforms:group>
>>
>> In the future, we hope to have something like:
>>
>>    <xforms:variable name="collector" select="//place/collector"/>
>>    <xforms:select1 ref="$collector">
>>      <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>>        <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id = $collector/@id]/@name"/>
>>        <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>>      </xforms:itemset>
>>    </xforms:select1>
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>> Alexander Zatko wrote:
>>  > Here is another problem I have - hopefully it will also be found to be
>>  > an user problem :-)
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > <xforms:instance id="test">
>>  >     <places>
>>  >     <place>
>>  >         <collector/>
>>  >         <types>
>>  >             <type id="1">
>>  >             <type id="2">
>>  >             <type id="3">
>>  >         </types>
>>  >     </place>
>>  >     <labels>
>>  >         <label id="1" name="apples"/>
>>  >         <label id="2" name="oranges"/>
>>  >         <label id="3" name="pears"/>
>>  >     </labels>
>>  >     </places>
>>  > </xforms:instance>
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > <xforms:select1 ref="//place/collector">
>>  >     <xforms:itemset nodeset="//place/types/type">
>>  >         <xforms:label ref="//labels/label[@id =
>>  > select-current(@id)]/@name"/>
>>  >         <xforms:copy ref="@id"/>
>>  >     </xforms:itemset>
>>  > </xforms:select1>
>>  >
>>  > Is there an equivalent to my "magic" function select-current() that
>>  > would return the value of the 'current" node?
>>
>> --
>> Orbeon - XForms Everywhere:
>> http://www.orbeon.com/blog/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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