Subject: RE: [xsl] generate-id() explanation From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 19:19:24 +0100 |
> Sorry about that. I tried this on one of my files, and ran > the transformation using saxon. But it generated the same ids > for two nodes in the same XML file. In my program I use > > <list2 id="{generate-id(.)}"> > > That's the reason I asked again. I wanted to make sure I was > understanding this correctly. > Does it matter if you say generate-id(.) or just generate-id()? No, if you omit the argument then it defaults to the context node. I see now where your problem lies. generate-id() produces a unique ID for the node supplied as the argument. It knows nothing about nodes in the output document. If you generate two nodes in the output from a single node in the input, then generate-id(.) will produce the same value twice. Regards, Michael Kay http://www.saxonica.com/ http://twitter.com/michaelhkay
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