XPath: select child elements that do *not* have a specific name

Xpath

Xpath Problem Overview

<a>
   <b/>
   <c/>
   <d/>
   <b/>
   <e/>
</a>

How do I select those children of "a" that are not "b"?

Xpath Solutions

Solution 1 - Xpath

/a/*[not(self::b)]

Solution 2 - Xpath

With XPath 2.0 you can even do

/a/(* except b)

Solution 3 - Xpath

Xpath will look:

a/*[name(.) !='b']

So, select children of 'a' whose name is not equal 'b'

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