RE: "SQL distinct" like applying of templates

A FAQ: http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/grouping

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 03 November 2004 13:26
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> Subject:  "SQL distinct" like applying of templates
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> I have a list, with many elements having equal names. The 
> values of the
> items are strings.
> I want to select each different string exactly one time. Just 
> like in SQL
> while using the "distinct" option.
> 
> Example:
> <list>
> 	<item>string1</item>
> 	<item>string2</item>
> 	<item>string2</item>
> 	<item>string3</item>
> </list>
> 
> I want to get the following list, omitting the second node 
> with the value
> "String2".
> string1
> string2
> string3
> 
> 
> Is this possible woth XSLT, and how?
> 
> thanks a lot!
> 
> jan