Re: [xsl] RE: Muenchian technique, was (Keys on multiple element types)

[Francis Norton <francis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

DPawson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Jeni said:
>
>>
>> *[generate-id(.) = generate-id(key('rows', name)[1])]
>>
>
> Mike, your books states that the [1] is redundant for the Muenchian 
technique,
>  yet it keeps getting repeated.
>
> I haven't tested in anything like a test case, just wanted perhaps
> Jeni to confirm its habit, and not disagreement that keeps her
> using it?
>
see http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt.html#function-generate-id - "The 
generate-id function returns a string that uniquely identifies *the node 
in the argument node-set that is first in document order.*" (my emphasis)

Francis.



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