RE: Re: [xsl] Template matching preceding-sibling.

[cknell@xxxxxxxxxx]

Both <Rec> elements are identical. In what sense are you using "unique"?
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Charles Knell
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-----Original Message-----
From:     Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent:     Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:21:33 -0500
To:       xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  Re: [xsl] Template matching preceding-sibling.

Oh. I think I see what you mean.

I'm basically just trying to match unique Rec/activity's.

You follow? How could I select these?

On Nov 8, 2007 1:16 PM, Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm sorry, but isn't the first <Rec> in my XML the preceding-sibling
> of the second <Rec> ?
>
> -Steve
>
>
> On Nov 8, 2007 1:13 PM,  <cknell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Your template matches both <Rec> elements, so you get two instances of "Ello xslers." in your output.
> >
> > Your template matches and <Rec> element with an <activity> child element that doesn't have preceding-sibling <Rec>. Since both <Rec> elements have <activity> child elements, and since none of the <activity> elements has a preceding-sibling of ANY kind, you are matching both <Rec>s.
> > --
> > Charles Knell
> > cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:     Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent:     Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:59:01 -0500
> > To:       xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject:  [xsl] Template matching preceding-sibling.
> >
> > I'm missing something fundamental, what is it?
> >
> > <xsl:template match="Rec[activity != preceding-sibling::Rec/activity
> > or not(preceding-sibling::Rec)]">
> >   Ello xslers.
> > </xsl:template>
> >
> > <xml>
> >    <Rec>
> >      <activity>hi</activity>
> >    </Rec>
> >    <Rec>
> >       <activity>hi</activity>
> >    </Rec>
> > </xml>
> >
> > ----
> >
> > Above should only print anything once, but I'm getting it each time.
> > What am I not getting?
> >
> > -Steve