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Re: enumerating things (global counter)


Hi Andreas,

>   <xsl:template match="requirement">
>     <xsl:element name="section">
>       <xsl:element name="title">
>         REQ
>         <xsl:value-of select="count(preceding::requirement) + 1"/>:
>         <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
>       </xsl:element>
>       <xsl:apply-templates/>
>     </xsl:element>
>   </xsl:template>
>
> But that does not take into account all preceding requirements.

It takes into account all "preceding" requirements, but "preceding" in
XPath terms doesn't include ancestors, and you want to include
ancestors in your numbering. So use:

  <xsl:value-of
    select="count(preceding::requirement | ancestor::requirement) + 1" />

Cheers,

Jeni

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