Re: [xsl] finding position() in xpath 1.0

[Frank Marent <frank.marent@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

david, abel

> I think I mis read your requirement. the code I posted works so  
> long as
> there is at most one node with test="yes. If you have multiple such
> nodes and need to select the preceding cousin of all of them,
> Then...
>
> //CELL[@test='yes']/../preceding-sibling::ROW[1]/CELL[position() 
> =count(../following-sibling::ROW[1]/CELL[@test='yes']/preceding- 
> sibling::CELL)+1]

it's always a good feeling among xml-giants... i was posting the  
point you've detected yourself - and abel. your statement reads for  
me like:

//CELL[@test='yes']magic()/but()/it()/works()/halleluja()/preceding- 
sibling::CELL)+1]

thank you very much,
it works great

frank