Subject: Re: [xsl] Position() Function Using Filter From: Vasu Chakkera <vasucv@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:53:50 -0700 |
why would you want to have more than one processors? saxon is good enough and is very actively supported. unless you really have a situation where you have to use more than one processor ( i cant see ).. The features of XSLT2 are too good to miss. Vasu On 29 October 2011 06:35, Lighton Phiri <lighton.phiri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am new to xslt --and could be wrong here-- but the few resources I > have come across all seem to point to the fact that xslt 2.0 is only > supported by a few processors --I only know of SAXON. I am trying to > avoid that limitation. There are cases when I use SAXON though. > > Lighton Phiri > http://lightonphiri.org/ > @lightonphiri > > > > > On 29 October 2011 14:07, Vasu Chakkera <vasucv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>I am working with >>> xslt 1.0 >> Why?? (just out of interest..) >> >> On 28 October 2011 15:34, Lighton Phiri <lighton.phiri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Thanks all the the valuable feedback. The count approach suggested by >>> Andrew& Brandon did the trick :) --count(preceding-sibling::*) >>> Awesome! >>> >>> just so you know, I forgot an important detail --I am working with >>> xslt 1.0 and so "index-of and " and the book[tokenize(., '/')[last()] >>> eq $bpage] hint wont work. >>> >>> Lighton Phiri >>> http://lightonphiri.org/ >>> @lightonphiri >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 28 October 2011 21:01, Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex >>> <gerrit.imsieke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2011-10-28 20:17, Liam R E Quin wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 2011-10-28 at 10:27 -0400, Murray McDonald wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> If you are sure that there will be one and only one "match" then the >>>>>> '[1]' >>>>>> is unnecessary >>>>>> >>>>>> index-of(//book, //book[ends-with(., 'ASTRO_00007.JPG')])[1] >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand, the difference between /a/b/c[1] and (/a/b/c)[1] is a >>>>> major source of confusion for the newcomer and the "perpetual >>>>> intermediate" [1] alike. >>>> >>>> Thanks for confusing the perpetual intermediate with a [1] that looks like a >>>> positional predicate but that actually is a citation link. Pun intended? >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sometimes you have to make the computer work a little harder if it means >>>>> getting the right answer more often. >>>> >>>> Agree [+1]. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Vasu Chakkera >> NodeLogic Limited >> Oxford >> www.node-logic.com >> ============== > > -- Vasu Chakkera NodeLogic Limited Oxford www.node-logic.com ==============
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