To my surprise and delight, the following worked, producing
heavy def numbers with a following non-break space:
<xsl:template match="def">
<xsl:if test="(count(preceding-sibling::def) +
count(following-sibling::def)) >= 1">
<xsl:element name="strong">
<xsl:number/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>
Is there a prettier/more efficient way of doing the same
thing without resorting to frankly ugly
'(count(preceding-sibling::def)+count(following-sibling::def))'?
You've had a number of solutions to this, but there is another. Assuming
this template rule is processed by <xsl:apply-templates select="def"/>
or equivalent, you can write
<xsl:template match="def">
<xsl:if test="last()!=1">
<strong><xsl:value-of select="concat(position(),
Š)"/></strong>
</xsl:if>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>
Using position() and last() will often be more efficient than using
count() and xsl:number, because they work on the current node list,
which you are using anyway to output the nodes.
Michael Kay
Software AG
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