Re: Determining if the first child is a para element

[Oliver Becker <obecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ken,

> I need to know if the first child of a node is an
> element (para, in this case).  The test needs to be done in the parent's
> <template> element, prior to an <apply-templates/>.  Is there a
> straightforward <if> test I can use for this case?  Thanks!

test="node()[position()=1 and self::para]"
resp.
test="node()[1][self::para]"

or for any element:

test="node()[position()=1 and self::*]"

Cheers,
Oliver


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