Syntax

of ancestor (element-name | element-name-list)

An element qualifier that specifies an element's ancestor with a particular element name. The of ancestor qualifier can refer to any element currently open, except the current element; however it will always refer to the innermost element with the specified name.

Example

In the following XML fragment, when parsing the title element

  <manual>
    <chapter>
      <title>First Chapter</title>
      <p>Introduction paragraph</p>
      <section>
        <title>First Section</title>
        ...
      </section>
    </chapter>
  </manual>

of ancestor can refer to elements section, chapter or manual.

Related Syntax ancestor is parent is of parent of preparent of open element

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