RE: xslt 2. index-of, nodes

> I think that using the same method as you'd use in XSLT 1.0 would
> work:
> 
>   count(preceding::loc[@hl = $context/@hl and
>                        @side = $context/@side and
>                        @pos = $context/@pos]) + 1
> 

That does it, though I'm curious why your $context works,
  and context-item() doesn't? Not the same as current()?


> > What's not working as I expect  is index-of($set,context-item())
> >   since (I guess) it uses typed value, not the node itself?
> > (Always returns 1)
> 
> That's right. The arguments to index-of() are atomised to atomic
> values, so you're getting the index of the <loc> element with the same
> typed value as the <loc> element you're looking at.

So I can't find index-of (node-set, node) ?
  For this instance it would have been useful.



> 
> Of course there might be other, better, methods depending on how
> you're processing the <loc> elements. For example, perhaps you could
> use XSLT 2.0's grouping mechanism to process all the <loc> elements in
> the group at once, and then just use position().

There are lots of loc elements with identical attribute values,
only the text content of the element changing. 

 O date1
   date2
   date3
is the sort of svg I want.

I'd still want the 'position' in the group, to calculate the Y offset
for the text, so its not an improvement...
  <grin/> Unless you know better.

Thanks Jeni.

regards DaveP
 

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