Re: Variable references in path expressions

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> > >
> > I have a problem with this interpretation. The lhs of "/"
> > iterates each item
> > to establish the focus for evaluation of each item in the rhs
> > expression. Yes ?
> > Now if each item is a QName, then this should be interpreted as a
> > Name test. No ?
>
> No.
>
> The value of the expression "my:idea" is the string "my:idea", it is not the
> value of the expression ./child::my:idea. Values are treated as values, not
> as expressions to be evaluated.
>
This position changes the semantics of the path expression as
a node selector.