Subject: Re: [xsl] RE: Counting preceding elemets of similar node, but in different branch From: "Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:52:15 +0530 |
It seems, following would work <xsl:template match="QUESTION"> <xsl:value-of select="count(preceding::QUESTION) + 1"/> = <xsl:value-of select="@ID"/><br/> </xsl:template> On 7/23/08, Karlmarx Rajangam <karlmarx.rajangam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have requirement to display certain id's in a sequential numbering > order. My xml is something like [and pls ignore any spell / case > mistakes] > > <root> > <something> > <assessQ> > <header/> > <Block> > <blockID>xxxx</blockID> > <questions> > <QUESTION ID="1" /> > <QUESTION ID="2" /> > <QUESTION ID="3"/> > </questions> > </Block> > </assessQ> > <assessQ> > <header/> > <Block> > <blockID>yyy</blockID> > <questions> > <QUESTION ID="1" /> > <QUESTION ID="2" /> > </questions> > </Block> > </assessQ> > </something> > </root> > > And in my xslt (Ver 1), I have something like <xsl:apply-templates > select="something/assessQ/Block/questions"/> [I think I cannot change > this due to various other elements] > > And what I am do is something like > 1= 1 > 2= 2 > 3= 3 > 4= 1 > 5= 2 and so on.... > > so, i tried to use position, > > <xsl:template match="QUESTION"> > <xsl:value-of select="position()"/> = <xsl:value-of > select="@ID"/><br/> > </xsl:template> > > but I released the mistake after seeing the result, 3=3 is being > followed by again by 1=1, ... instead of 4=1. > > So, i think i must use preceding-sibling and/or some other logic to > calculate how many <QUESTION/> elements are there before it. Pls can you > suggest the best way to handle this? Hope there might be some solution? > > Thanks, > karl -- Regards, Mukul Gandhi
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