RE: [xsl] Template matching preceding-sibling.

[cknell@xxxxxxxxxx]

Your template matches both <Rec> elements, so you get two instances of "Ello xslers." in your output.

Your template matches and <Rec> element with an <activity> child element that doesn't have preceding-sibling <Rec>. Since both <Rec> elements have <activity> child elements, and since none of the <activity> elements has a preceding-sibling of ANY kind, you are matching both <Rec>s.
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Charles Knell
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-----Original Message-----
From:     Steve <subsume@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent:     Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:59:01 -0500
To:       xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:  [xsl] Template matching preceding-sibling.

I'm missing something fundamental, what is it?

<xsl:template match="Rec[activity != preceding-sibling::Rec/activity
or not(preceding-sibling::Rec)]">
  Ello xslers.
</xsl:template>

<xml>
   <Rec>
     <activity>hi</activity>
   </Rec>
   <Rec>
      <activity>hi</activity>
   </Rec>
</xml>

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Above should only print anything once, but I'm getting it each time.
What am I not getting?

-Steve