what does <xsl:value-of select = "."/> mean in an xsl file

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Solution

If I remember correctly `select="xpath/selector"` hence `<xsl:value-of />` will yield the value at the described xPath.

As described here `.` selects the current node much the same way as `.` selects the current folder in a file system path.

Problem

I have an XSLT file and in this file there are statements `<xsl:value-of select = "."/>` Can anyone tell me what does `select = "."` mean?

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