Re^4: XML::LibXML - parsing question!!

I was doing this...

$action_requests =
  $xpc->findnodes('//admin_server:request/*/action');
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Re^5: XML::LibXML - parsing question!! by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 19, 2009 at 17:34 UTC
`//admin_server:request//action` [download] is short for `/descendant::admin_server:request/child::/child::action` [download] There are three node tests in that path descendant::admin_server:request child::* child::action There is one prefix in that path admin_server There are two namespaces referenced by that path Which ever namespace is associated with admin_server (referenced by descendant::admin_server:request) The null namespace (referenced by child::action) (`*` matches nodes in any namespace)	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^5: XML::LibXML - parsing question!!
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 19, 2009 at 17:34 UTC

//admin_server:request/*/action
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is short for

/descendant::admin_server:request/child::*/child::action
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There are three node tests in that path

There is one prefix in that path

Which ever namespace is associated with admin_server (referenced by descendant::admin_server:request)
The null namespace (referenced by child::action)

(* matches nodes in any namespace)