Try ensuring that count is numeric with number()
You've probably got a sring that has been given some boolean interpretation.
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: David Carlisle [mailto:davidc(_at_)nag(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk]
Sent: 26 January 2004 15:40
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: [xsl] Dereferencing not working in certain context
But when count is equal to 4, the variable part of the
result should be the
same the as the hard-coded "4" part of the result. Could
someone please
tell me why it doesn't work?
you haven't shown the relevant bit of your code (the definition of the
variable). But we can make some guesses
If the variable count oes have the value 4
as in
<xsl:variable name="count" select="4"/>
then as you say, [4] and [$count] will work in the same way.
If however it has a value that is (or will be cast to) "4"
as in
<xsl:variable name="count" select="'4'"/>
or
<xsl:variable name="count">4</xsl:variable>
then [$count] will work like ['4'] which being a non-numeric
filter will
work like [boolean('4')] which will work like [true()] as boolean()
returns true on a non-empty string (or non empty node set)
and a predicate of true() will not filter your node set at all.
David
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