From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-01-21T07:28:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Problems with text() and REXML

On 20.01.2009 18:46, Kenneth McDonald wrote:
> I'm finding that in REXML, the XPath selector "//abstract//style"  
> correctly selects nodes in the tree, but "//abstract//style//text()"  
> does not then extract the text from those nodes. Is this a known  
> problem with XPath in Rexml?

You're abusing "//".  This works for me

#!/bin/env ruby

require 'rexml/document'

doc = REXML::Document.new <<XML
<root>
   <abstract>
     <style>
       the text
     </style>
   </abstract>
</root>
XML

REXML::XPath.each(doc, '//abstract/style/text()') do |elm|
   p elm
end

See also
http://www.w3schools.com/xpath/
http://www.zvon.org/xxl/XPathTutorial/General/examples.html

Kind regards

	robert

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