Re: [xsl] Sorting a sequence and selecting the first element after sort

Subject: Re: [xsl] Sorting a sequence and selecting the first element after sort
From: "Jorge . chocolate.camera@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 11:57:09 -0000
I answer both questions to myself:

    <xsl:sequence="*[local-name() eq 'foo' or descendant::foo or
descendant::bar][1]"/>

(unless I got something wrong again).

Please, excuse me for the noise.

On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Jorge . chocolate.camera@xxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I now see that, on top of that, I am adding duplicate copies of nodes
> that match both conditions to the sequence (-_-;). I would also
> appreciate a hint on how to make that selection without dupes.
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Jorge . chocolate.camera@xxxxxxxxx
> <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I'd like to select the first child of the current node that either:
>>
>> 1.    is a "foo" element
>> 2.    has "foo" or "bar" descendant(s)
>>
>> The following sequence returns me all nodes matching either or both of
>> those conditions:
>>
>>     <xsl:sequence select="foo, *[descendant::foo, descendant::bar]"/>
>>
>> but not necessarily ordered according to their position as children of
>> the current node. As a result, the first element in that sequence,
>> selected like this:
>>
>>     <xsl:sequence select="(foo, *[descendant::foo, descendant::bar])[1]"/>
>>
>> is not necessarily the first matching child of the current node.
>>
>> How do I sort elements in that sequence according to their position as
>> children of the current context, so that the first element in that
>> sequence is actually the first matching child in the current node?

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