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Subject: Re: [xsl] XPath question
From: David Carlisle <davidc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:43:00 GMT

you may prefer to to just generate your 1.2.3 number directly using
<xsl:number/>
but to answer the question

> I have struggled in vain today to come up with an XPath expression
> which would tell me how many elements are on the preceding-sibling axis
> of the parent of a given node. 

count(../preceding-sibling::*)

if by given node you mean current node,
if $x is the given node then:
count($x/../preceding-sibling::*)


David

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[xsl] XPath question cknell - Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:21:54 -0500 David Carlisle - Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:43:00 GMT <= Zack Brown - Mon, 3 Feb 2003 14:48:42 -0800 Michael Kay - Mon, 3 Feb 2003 23:41:46 -0000 <Possible follow-ups> Andy J. Cupp - Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:44:59 -0600 David Carlisle - Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:29:10 GMT

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