Re: [xsl] preceding-sibling::node()[1] to root node

["Joe Fawcett" <joefawcett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Mukul Gandhi" <mukul_gandhi@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: [xsl] preceding-sibling::node()[1] to root node


> I have a question..
>
> What should be the output of?
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
>  <xsl:value-of
> select="count(preceding-sibling::node()[1])" />
> </xsl:template>
>
> Should it be 0 or 'NaN' .. Or something else?
>
> Regards,
> Mukul
I don't know the book answer but instinctively I feel the count of anything 
should not be NaN. What set does not have cardinality, if that's the correct 
term?

Joe