RE: [xsl] max() value of cells in a table

Subject: RE: [xsl] max() value of cells in a table
From: David.Pawson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 16:39:40 +0100
I can see the point.
Used in a straight xsl:value-of, it only returns
the first node as per xslt1;
Yet with a name like for.... anything,
its going to be grabbed very quickly by newbies.

In terms of utility, is it the only way to create
a sequence from source content?
That's what I was struggling with.

regards DaveP



> I nearly posted it as
> 
> for $i in ../../row return count(*)
> 
> but just corrected myself in time to
> 
> for $i in ../../row return count($i/*)
> 
> unlike pretty much every other xpath or xslt construct, for does not
> change the current node so ".", relative path expressions, etc all
> do not work as you might expect: they all stay relative to 
> whatever was
> the context outside the for.
> 
> so count(*) is wrong you have to go count($i/*) so the * is relative
> to the node in the sequence that you are for-ing over.
> 
> This is destined to overtake "how do I make  " as the number one
> FAQ/problem in this list. Everyone will forget this.
> 
> David
> 
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