Re: [xsl] a nicer total sibling count than this

[Wendell Piez <wapiez at mulberrytech dot com>]

Stewart,

At 03:39 PM 9/18/2002, you wrote:
> I'm working with a dictionary marked up in XML. Conventionally, one 
> numbers definitions (def elements here)  only if there are two or more 
> definitions for the given part of speech.
>
> 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>&#160;</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))'?
Sure:

<xsl:if test="count(../def) > 1">

just counts the def children of the parent. If there are more than the 
current def, the test passes.

Cheers,
Wendell


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