RE: [xsl] find position of first occurrence in a node set

Subject: RE: [xsl] find position of first occurrence in a node set
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:00:44 +0100
> Anyway, you can use the xsl:number instruction to get what you want:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> 
> <xsl:stylesheet version="2.0" 
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
> 
>   <xsl:template match="/">
>     <xsl:number select="transaction_set/segment[@type='HL']"/>
>   </xsl:template>
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 

Note that the select attribute of xsl:number is new in XSLT 2.0. In 1.0 you
need

<xsl:for-each select="transaction_set/segment[@type='HL']">
  <xsl:number/>
</xsl:for-each>

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

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