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Like the accepted answer, this answer relates only to XPath 1.0. The situation with XPath 2.0 (released 2007) and later versions is different.

Michael Kay
– Michael Kay

2021-07-22 16:58:21 +00:00
Commented Jul 22, 2021 at 16:58
Right, this answer pertains to XPath 1.0. See my modern (2022) answer that explains how XPath 2.0 and later behave differently.

kjhughes
– kjhughes

2022-08-31 11:55:40 +00:00
Commented Aug 31, 2022 at 11:55

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