Re: [xsl] Split into numbered files: without side-effect? (XSLT 2)

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yves,

At 07:35 AM 9/28/2007, you wrote:
> BTW, I have tried to fit in Wendell's line (correcting some minor typos)

(Persnickety parentheses ))

> <xsl:variable name="chunk-number"
>  select="count(preceding-sibling::*[exists(my:chunk-started-by(.))]) + 1"/>
>
> But it seems that this does not count correctly because chunks that 
> were started earlier need not correspond to preceding siblings only.

In this case, you need to alter the preceding-sibling axis to 
something smarter.

A key or another custom function might be your best bet, if not the 
preceding:: axis. (But beware of performance hindrances with 
preceding::, as it's expensive and you're already incurring potential 
expense in processors without optimization by calling 
my:chunk-started-by() repeatedly.)

Cheers,
Wendell



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