Subject: Re: [xsl] position() misunderstanding From: David N Bertoni/Cambridge/IBM <david_n_bertoni@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:23:46 -0800 |
> I must be misunderstanding what a simple function like position() does. Can > someone explain to me why the following returns all even numbers in the > result? I would expect it to be {1][2][3] instead of [2][4][6] > > === test.xml === > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <Catalog> > <Book> > <Title>Dune</Title> > <Authors>Frank Herbert</Authors> > </Book> > <Book> > <Title>The Stars My Destination</Title> > <Authors>Alfred Bester</Authors> > </Book> > <Book> > <Title>SLAN</Title> > <Authors>A. E. Van Vogt</Authors> > </Book> > </Catalog> It's returning even numbers because you're forgetting about the whitespace text nodes that are siblings of the book elements. See the FAQ: http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N6099.html#d5877e70 Dave XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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