Re: [xsl] Grouping problem

["Joris Gillis" <roac@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mukul,

Bizare, isn't it, how you can solve hundreds of problems instantaneously and then stumble apon a simple situation that behaves completely unexpectedly;)

Tempore 08:56:50, die 08/01/2005 AD, hinc in xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx scripsit Mukul Gandhi <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx>:

> I am trying to do grouping operation with the following XSL -
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
>
> 	<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
> 	
> 	<xsl:template match="/root">
> 	   <groups>
>   	     <xsl:for-each select="*[not(name() = name(preceding-sibling::*))]">
>             <group name="{name()}" />
>    	     </xsl:for-each>
> 	   </groups>
> 	</xsl:template>
> 	
> </xsl:stylesheet>

The 'name()' function takes only the first node when it's argument is a node-set.

regards,
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