Subject: RE: [xsl] RE: Counting preceding elemets of similar node, but in different branch From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:22:56 +0100 |
Using position() looks perfectly correct here if your xsl:apply-templates is written the way you say it is. It wouldn't be correct however if you reach the QUESTION elements indirectly via intermediate elements. Perhaps you need to show a more complete stylesheet. It might be safer however to use <xsl:number level="any"/>. Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Karlmarx Rajangam [mailto:karlmarx.rajangam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 23 July 2008 14:16 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [xsl] RE: Counting preceding elemets of similar > node, but in different branch > > I have requirement to display certain id's in a sequential > numbering order. My xml is something like [and pls ignore any > spell / case mistakes] > > <root> > <something> > <assessQ> > <header/> > <Block> > <blockID>xxxx</blockID> > <questions> > <QUESTION ID="1" /> > <QUESTION ID="2" /> > <QUESTION ID="3"/> > </questions> > </Block> > </assessQ> > <assessQ> > <header/> > <Block> > <blockID>yyy</blockID> > <questions> > <QUESTION ID="1" /> > <QUESTION ID="2" /> > </questions> > </Block> > </assessQ> > </something> > </root> > > And in my xslt (Ver 1), I have something like > <xsl:apply-templates > select="something/assessQ/Block/questions"/> [I think I > cannot change this due to various other elements] > > And what I am do is something like > 1= 1 > 2= 2 > 3= 3 > 4= 1 > 5= 2 and so on.... > > so, i tried to use position, > > <xsl:template match="QUESTION"> > <xsl:value-of select="position()"/> = <xsl:value-of > select="@ID"/><br/> > </xsl:template> > > but I released the mistake after seeing the result, 3=3 is > being followed by again by 1=1, ... instead of 4=1. > > So, i think i must use preceding-sibling and/or some other > logic to calculate how many <QUESTION/> elements are there > before it. Pls can you suggest the best way to handle this? > Hope there might be some solution? > > Thanks, > karl
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