Re: [xsl] Position() Function Using Filter

[Lighton Phiri <lighton.phiri@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 28 October 2011 16:02, Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Lighton Phiri wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to figure out how to get the position of a particular node
>> after apply a filter. I am able to get the result after using the
>> XPath below, however, I can't seem to figure out how to get the
>> position of that node.
>>
>> bpage = ASTRO_00007.JPG
>> books/book[substring-after(substring-after(substring-after(text(),
>> '/'), '/'), '/')=$bpage]
>>
>> <books>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00002.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00003.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00004.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00005.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00006.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00007.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00008.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00009.JPG</>
>> <book>books/physics/astronomy/ASTRO_00010.JPG</>
>> </books>
>
>  <xsl:number/>
> can help to find the "position" of a node relative to other nodes.
>
>
>
>
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>
>        Martin Honnen --- MVP Data Platform Development
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>
>

The issue is I am using the condition to search for the equivalent
text in another XML document and later compute that node's position.

Lighton Phiri
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