RE: Remove duplicates from a list

Subject: RE: Remove duplicates from a list
From: Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:32:08 +0100
> On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Minita Jha wrote:
> >  Duplicate values of state should not be printed.
> >  Can this be done?
 
> Clark C. Evans [mailto:clark.evans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] responded:
> 
>   <xsl:variable name="unique-list"
>     select="//state[not(.=following::state)]" />   
> 
>   <xsl:for-each select="$unique-list">
> 	<xsl:value-of select="." />
>   </xsl:for-each>
>
 
That was too easy. Now give us an answer that has n*log(n) performance.

Mike Kay


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