Re: [xsl] Finding the position of an element wrt to other element

Subject: Re: [xsl] Finding the position of an element wrt to other element
From: Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:56:44 +0100
Sorry, but I don't understand the problem. I fail to see where "342"
(or 3, 4, 2?) should come from.

When you say "relative position", then there's always two elements
involved, and you'll have to specify for both how they can be
identified.

Also, what unit are you thinking of when you mean "relative position"?
Number of elements between the first and last <a>
here
   <a p="1"/><b/><a/><a/><b/><a/>
could be 4 (including b) or 2 (<a> only).

Are you using XSLT 2.0? If not, I won't be able to help you at all.
-W


On 19 November 2010 11:16, Rashi Bhardwaj <rashi.bhardwaj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want the position of an element (there is a condition for selecting
> that element) relative to other element
>
> Input XML:
> <test>
> <a>
> <b name ='1'></b>
> <b name ='2'></b>
> <b name ='3'>
> <c></c>
> </b>
> <b name ='4'>
>        <c></c>
>        <c></c>
> </b>
> <b name ='4'>
>        <c></c>
>        <c></c>
> </b>
> </a>
> <a>
> <b name ='1'></b>
> <b name ='2'>
> <c></c>
> </b>
> <b name ='3'></b>
> <b name ='4'>
>        <c></c>
> </b>
> </a>
> </test>
>
> XSL I using:
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
>                <html>
>                        <body>
>                        <table>
>                                <tbody>
>                                        <tr>
>                                                <th>
>                                                <xsl:value-of
select="$CustomSelect"/>
>                                                </th>
>                                        </tr>
>                                </tbody>
>                        </table>
>                        </body>
>                </html>
>        </xsl:template>
>        <xsl:variable name="CustomSelect">
>                        <xsl:text>position: </xsl:text>
>                                <xsl:call-template name="test">
>                                </xsl:call-template>
>                </xsl:variable>
>                <xsl:template name="test">
>  <xsl:call-template name="test2">
>  <xsl:with-param name="node" select="//b[c][not(@name
> =preceding::b[child::c]/@name)]/@name"/>
>    </xsl:call-template>
>     </xsl:template>
> <xsl:template name="test2">
> <xsl:param name="node"/>
> <xsl:for-each select="$node">
> <xsl:value-of select="position()"/>
> <xsl:if test="position()!=last()"/>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> Output I m getting is position 123, but i want it should count all b
> from top to end at any level and give relative position like here it
> should give 342. I m getting how to go ahead...please help  me out
> thanks......
>
>
>
>
>
> Rashi Bhardwaj

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