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Re: Ordered Records


Thanks but I have a problem:

Did you try your solution (I think not)

The function position() returns the child position relatively to his parent.
So, if I try your solution with the following xml document:

<document>
    <record-set>
        <record> <number>10</number><record>
        <record><number>9</number><record>
        <record><number>8</number><record>
        <record><number>7</number><record>
        <record><number>6</number><record>
        <record><number>5</number><record>
        <record><number>4</number><record>
        <record><number>3</number><record>
        <record><number>2</number><record>
        <record><number>1</number><record>
    <record-set>
    <record-set>
        <record> <number>20</number><record>
        <record><number>19</number><record>
        <record><number>18</number><record>
        <record><number>17</number><record>
        <record><number>16</number><record>
        <record><number>15</number><record>
        <record><number>14</number><record>
        <record><number>13</number><record>
        <record><number>12</number><record>
        <record><number>11</number><record>
    <record-set>
</document>

I get all 20 records (ordered) because position() returns always a number <
11.

This is valid for all other solutions that the list gave me a few days ago.


Thanks.


----- Original Message -----
From: "ronald heller" <ronald@salience.nl>
To: <xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [xsl] Ordered Records


> It's reaaly not that hard with XSLT :-)
>
> ok an example:
>
> so lots of records throughout the XML, you want only to show the smallest
10.
>
> Based on your XML I created a little example.
> First sort your records from small to big, then only do something with the
> first 10.
>
> Cheers
> RH
>
> XSLT:
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
>
>     <xsl:template match="/">
>        <xsl:apply-templates select="//record">
>           <xsl:sort select="number" data-type="number" />
>        </xsl:apply-templates>
>     </xsl:template>
>
>     <xsl:template match="record">
>
>        <xsl:choose>
>           <xsl:when test="position() &lt; 11">
>              <record>
>                 <xsl:comment>position = <xsl:value-of select="position()"
> /></xsl:comment>
>                 <xsl:apply-templates select="number" />
>              </record>
>           </xsl:when>
>           <xsl:otherwise>
>              <xsl:comment>at least 10 records have smaller
> numbers</xsl:comment>
>           </xsl:otherwise>
>        </xsl:choose>
>
>     </xsl:template>
>
>     <xsl:template match="number">
>        <number>
>           <xsl:apply-templates />
>        </number>
>     </xsl:template>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> XML
> <document>
>     <record-set>
>        <record>
>           <number>100</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>5</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>102</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>51</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>101</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>52</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>12</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>15</number>
>        </record>
>     </record-set>
>
>     <record-set>
>        <record>
>           <number>19</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>29</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>10</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>19</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>291</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>30</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>99</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>59</number>
>        </record>
>
>        <record>
>           <number>10</number>
>        </record>
>     </record-set>
> </document>
>
> HTML:
> <record>
> <!--position = 1-->
>     <number>5</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 2-->
>     <number>10</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 3-->
>     <number>10</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 4-->
>     <number>12</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 5-->
>     <number>15</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 6-->
>     <number>19</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 7-->
>     <number>19</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 8-->
>     <number>29</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 9-->
>     <number>30</number>
> </record>
>
> <record>
> <!--position = 10-->
>     <number>51</number>
> </record>
>
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
> <!--at least 10 records have smaller numbers-->
>
>
>
> At 12:37 PM 2/4/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have the following XML document:
> >
> ><record-set>
> ><record>
> >     <number>N1</number>
> ></record>
> >:
> >:
> >:
> >:
> ><record>
> >     <number>Nn</number>
> ></record>
> ></record-set>
> >:
> >:
> >:
> ><record-set>
> ><record>
> >     <number>M1</number>
> ></record>
> >:
> >:
> >:
> >:
> ><record>
> >     <number>Mn</number>
> ></record>
> ></record-set>
> >
> >In each record-set the records are ordinated (the first has the smallest
> >number, the last has the bigger number).
> >I'd like to take, between all record-set, only the 10 records with
smallest
> >number and print them on the screen.
> >
> >Can I do this with XSL? How?
> >
> >Somebody, if possible, can give me an hint for this problem?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Stefano
> >
> >
> >
> >
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