RE: [xsl] last(): selecting the last one?

Subject: RE: [xsl] last(): selecting the last one?
From: Jarkko.Moilanen@xxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 11:18:08 +0300 (EEST)
> Heppa,
> 
> > Hmmm.... No. Since the order of the result should be like 
> > above and then
> > find the latest concerning both date and time+ select it's 
> > topic element 
> > value. 
> 
> Yes, but *where* do you want to do that? Inside the template selection
> that generates that list, or outside? If it's the latter, then 

Yes the latter one in this case. And thanks, it works now =)

> 
> variable name="latest"
>   for-each select="message"
>     sort select="the xpath to sort the data"
>     sort select="the xpath to sort the time"
>     if test="position() = last()"
>        value-of select="topic"
> 
> will set the $latest variable to the value of the topic element of the
> latest message.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Santtu
> 
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> 
> 



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