Re: Ancestors and siblings

Hi Don,

If you could point me to the passage you found misleading, that would be
helpful.  I recall stating that they are optional in XQuery implementations,
but perhaps my memory has failed me.


Thanks,
Michael

On 5/25/04 1:13 PM, "Donald Spaeth" <donald@spaeth.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Michael,
> My source was Michael Brundage's new book on XQuery, pp. 68-69.  However, I
> had not appreciated the finer points of the distinction between XQuery 1.0
> and XPath 2.0, and XQuery was my main concern.  In any case, I am glad to
> learn that they aren't as gone as I had feared.  Thanks to Jan for the
> pointer to full-axis feature.
> 
> Cheers,
> Don
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Rys" <mrys@microsoft.com>
> To: "Donald Spaeth" <donald@spaeth.freeserve.co.uk>; <>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 3:19 PM
> Subject: RE: Ancestors and siblings
> 
> 
> XPath 2.0 still has them and for XQuery they have been added as optional
> in the last call draft. Why do you think they are gone?
> 
> Best regards
> Michael
> 
>