RE: [xsl] XSLT 2.0 Grouping in XSLT 1.0 (was TEI > XML)

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Is there a way of reproducing the results one gets in XSLT 2.0 (using 
> the various grouping elements and attributes) in XSLT 1.0 
> (where these 
> commands are not available).

It can be done, but it's pretty tough, and I don't have the mental energy
for it this morning. It needs a recursive scan along the sibling axis. Try a
search for "XSLT positional grouping".

Alternatively, you can sometimes turn these positional grouping problems
into conventional value-based grouping problems by devising a suitable key.
For example, to group adjacent bullet elements, the key might be something
like
generate-id(preceding-sibling::bullet[not(preceding-sibling::*[1][self::bull
et])][1]) - or in English, the identity of the first preceding bullet whose
first preceding element is not a bullet.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/