David,
I implemented your techniques so now I have:
<(when this item node's parent's title != 'Raging River')>
<xsl:value-of select="1+count(preceding-sibling::ITEM)+count(../preceding-
sibling::PARA0[TITLE!='Raging River']/ITEM)"/>
<xsl:text>. </xsl:text>
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</end when>
However every ITEM is getting numbered with a "1." which means the values being
returned by both count functions are zero. Is it because I do not have a loop
of any kind, and everytime the count functions are called it cannot "retro"
count the previous ITEM's which fit this description? I know a loop would be a
convenient method, but unfortunately my ITEM's are contained within different
parent elements and so the for loop does not work without disturbing alot of
other tag's linear placement within the XML document. Is there any way to get
the stylesheet to "remember" all of the ITEM tags that fit this description
individually?
Tracy.
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:58:40 -0700
From: tsterlin(_at_)email(_dot_)arizona(_dot_)edu
Subject: [xsl] Node selection list
Josh, maybe this will better clarify my problem
Here is the XSLT code I have now:
<xsl:template match="ITEM">
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="string(ancestor::PARA0/TITLE)='Raging River '">
<p class="bulletPara"><xsl:apply-templates/></p>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:when test="not(string(ancestor::PARA0/TITLE)='Raging River ')">
<xsl:value-of select="count(ITEM)"/>
<p class="numberedPara"><xsl:apply-templates/></p>
</xsl:when>
</xsl:choose>
</xsl:template>
I know my test statement works because I get numbers for the items I want and
bullet points for the other items. However, the numbered items all have
zeroes
for their numbers. I've also tried the number funtion, but I cannot set the
number attribute "count" or "from" with the condition
"not(string(ancestor::PARA0/TITLE)='Raging River ')" and must use a tag that
encompasses too much or too little. I have other ITEMS earlier in the
document
and the ones I want are broken into separate tags. So I wind up with either
a
continuous count starting at 14(there are 13 ITEMS prior to these) or a
broken
count(one set of 1-3, another of 1-7 and so on). Do you know of a
function/command I can use within this test to sequentially accumulate all of
the ITEMS that pass this test? I cannot seem to get position, count, or
number
to work for me.
Thanks,
Tracy.
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 23:49:02 GMT
From: David Carlisle <davidc(_at_)nag(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk>
Subject: Re: [xsl] Node selection list
<xsl:template match="ITEM">
so here the current node is ITEM
<xsl:value-of select="count(ITEM)"/>
and here you are counting the number of child elements called ITEM which
is zero.
You probably want xsl:number
or 1 +count( preceding-sibling::ITEM)
or
1+count(receding:-sibling:ITEM)+count(../preceding-sibling::PARA0[TITLE!='Raging
River']/ITEM)
, but I cannot set the
number attribute "count" or "from" with the condition
"not(string(ancestor::PARA0/TITLE)='Raging River ')"
you don't want to number a condition you want to number elements on
which that condition is true so use ITEM[not(......)]
also if you know PARA0 is teh parent of ITEM, use parent:: rather than
ancestio:: it's a lot kinder to th esystem.
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