[xsl] Sub group grouping using generate-id

["Wiepert, Mathieu" <Wiepert.Mathieu@xxxxxxxx>]

I have tried to simplify the problem, but still have difficulty getting my expected results.  Given this simplified xml doc,

<experiment>
  <genotypesInSubject>
    <id>1</id>
    <pcrResuts>
      <variant>
         <position>1</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>2</position>
      </variant>
    </pcrResuts>
  </genotypesInSubject>
  <genotypesInSubject>
    <id>2</id>
    <pcrResuts>
      <variant>
         <position>1</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>2</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>3</position>
      </variant>
    </pcrResuts>
  </genotypesInSubject>
</experiment>
<experiment>
  <genotypesInSubject>
    <id>1</id>
    <pcrResuts>
      <variant>
         <position>1</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>2</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>4</position>
      </variant>
    </pcrResuts>
  </genotypesInSubject>
  <genotypesInSubject>
    <id>2</id>
    <pcrResuts>
      <variant>
         <position>1</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>2</position>
      </variant>
      <variant>
         <position>3</position>
      </variant>
    </pcrResuts>
  </genotypesInSubject>
</experiment>

During processing, if I am at a given <experiment> node, how do I get a variable holding unique variant nodes, as classified by the <position> element?  Or put another way, how do I get a list of <variant>'s unique to an <experiment> node, using the <position> child element of <variant> as the key?

Expected results would be
experiment node 1 has variant at position1,2, and 3
experiment node 2 has variant at position 1,2,3, and 4

I have been trying to get this filled in but have been spectacularly unsuccessful.

Here is one of the very many attempts...

<xsl:template match="/">
	<xsl:variable name="expNodes" select="//n1:experiment"/>
	<xsl:key name="variant-key" match="//n1:variant" use="n1:position"/>
	.
	.
	<xsl:for-each select="$expNodes">
		<xsl:variable name="unique-exp-variants" select="//n1:variant[generate-id(//n1:position)=generate-id(key('variant-key',.)[1])]"/>
		.
		.

Any hints would be appreciated,

thanks
-mat




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