[xsl] using every inside a predicate

Subject: [xsl] using every inside a predicate
From: "Kevin Bird" <kevin.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:22:56 +0100
Hi

I am having trouble implementing a solution kindly offered on this list.

The following variable should return a sequence of names that only
appear in EVERY section.

	<xsl:variable name="ubiquitous-names"
			  select="distinct-values(sections/section/name
			  [not(contains(., 'new entry'))]
			  [every $s in sections/section satisfies
$s/name = .])" />

When tested on the XML below I get:

	<result>Kevin Bill Fred Ollie Harry</result>

Which is a list of distinct values, which I can get by:

	<xsl:variable name="ubiquitous-names"
			  select="distinct-values(sections/section/name
			  [not(contains(., 'new entry'))])" />

What I am after is:

	<result>Kevin Bill</result>

As these are the only names that appear in every section.

So  [every $s in sections/section satisfies $s/name = .] doesn't seem to
have any effect.

Can someone please point me in the right direction.

-------
XML
-------

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<sections>
	<section name="North">
		<name>Kevin</name>
		<name>Bill</name>
		<name>Fred</name>
		<name>Ollie</name>
		<name>Frank - new entry</name>
		<name>Bob - new entry</name>
	</section>
	<section name="South">
		<name>Fred</name>
		<name>Kevin</name>
		<name>Bill</name>
		<name>Frank - new entry</name>
		<name>Bob - new entry</name>
	</section>
	<section name="West">
		<name>Kevin</name>
		<name>Frank - new entry</name>
		<name>Bill</name>
		<name>Ollie</name>
		<name>Bob - new entry</name>
		<name>Fred</name>
	</section>
	<section name="East">
		<name>Harry</name>
		<name>Bob - new entry</name>
		<name>Bill</name>
		<name>Frank - new entry</name>
		<name>Kevin</name>
		<name>Ollie</name>
	</section>
</sections>

-----
XSL
-----

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="2.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
	<xsl:output indent="yes" method="xml"/>
	<xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>

<xsl:template match="/">

		<xsl:variable name="ubiquitous-names"

select="distinct-values(sections/section/name
					  [not(contains(., 'new
entry'))]
					  [every $s in sections/section
satisfies $s/name = .])" />

		<result>
			<xsl:copy-of select="$ubiquitous-names" />
		</result>
</xsl:template>

Thanks.

--
Kevin

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