Read XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference, 4th Edition Online
Authors: Michael Kay
./title | This expression means exactly the same as title on its own: it selects the children of the context node that are named ./ adds clarity: it makes it clear to the reader that the expression depends on the context node, and distinguishes it more clearly from a variable reference $title . |
Associativity of the
/
Operator
In the vast majority of cases the
/
operator is associative, which means that
(A/B)/C
returns the same result as
A/(B/C)
. For those with insatiable curiosity, there are only three situations that I know of where this is not the case: