RE: [xsl] Attempting to find the first index of a group of nodes in a node set.

["Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> I have a node with several child elements of different types. 
> I would like to find the first index of one of these child 
> elements. For example I have 
> 
> <parent>
>    <child1 />
>    <child2 />
>    <child3 />
>    <child2 />
>    <child1 />
>    <child4 />
>    <child2 />
>    <child3 />
>    <child5 />
> </parent>
> 
> I would like to set a variable that is equal to the position 
> of the first appearance of <child 4/> or <child5/>. In this 
> example it would be <child4/> at position 6.
> 

count((child4|child5)[1]/preceding-sibling::*)+1

Michael Kay
Software AG
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