@@ 340,7 340,9 @@ module REXML
       else
         str = string( object )
         #puts "STRING OF #{object.inspect} = #{str}"
-        if str =~ /^-?\.?\d/
+        # If XPath ever gets scientific notation...
+        #if str =~ /^\s*-?(\d*\.?\d+|\d+\.)([Ee]\d*)?\s*$/
+        if str =~ /^\s*-?(\d*\.?\d+|\d+\.)\s*$/
           str.to_f
         else
           (0.0 / 0.0)

          

@@ 24,9 24,9 @@ class TC_Rexml_Functions_Number < Test::
     telem.text="-9.13"
     assert_equal(-9.13, REXML::Functions::number(telem))
   end
-  def test_functions_number_scientific_notation
-    telem = REXML::Element.new("elem")
-    telem.text="9.13E12"
-    assert_equal(9.13E12, REXML::Functions::number(telem))
-	end 
-end
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+  #def test_functions_number_scientific_notation
+  #  telem = REXML::Element.new("elem")
+  #  telem.text="9.13E12"
+  #  assert_equal(9.13E12, REXML::Functions::number(telem))
+	#end 
+end

          

@@ 735,7 735,7 @@ class XPathTester < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal( 1, XPath.match( d, xp2 ).length )
     assert_equal( 1, XPath.match( d, xp3 ).length )
     assert_equal( 0, XPath.match( d, xp4 ).length )
-    assert_equal( 1, XPath.match( d, xp5 ).length )
+    assert_equal( 0, XPath.match( d, xp5 ).length )
     assert_equal( 0, XPath.match( d, xp6 ).length )
     assert_equal( 0, XPath.match( d, xp7 ).length )
     assert_equal( 0, XPath.match( d, xp8 ).length )

          
@@ 1012,4 1012,28 @@ EOF
     el2 = XPath.first( doc.root, "element[@ns:attrname='foo']", { 'ns' => "xyz" } )
     assert_equal( el, el2 )
   end
+
+  def test_ticket_78
+    doc = <<-EOT
+    <root>
+        <element>
+            <tag x='1'>123</tag>
+        </element>
+        <element>
+            <tag x='2'>123a</tag>
+        </element>
+    </root>
+    EOT
+    seq = %w{BEGIN 123 END BEGIN 123a END}
+
+    xmlDoc = Document.new(doc)
+
+    ["//element[tag='123']/tag", "//element[tag='123a']/tag"].each do |query|
+      assert_equal( "BEGIN", seq.shift )
+      XPath.each(xmlDoc, query) { |element|
+        assert_equal( seq.shift, element.text )
+      }
+      assert_equal( "END", seq.shift )
+    end
+  end
 end