RE: Getting the XPath of a node

Thanks to All the guys, who gave time to this.

-Dennis


--- "Macaulay,Malcolm (US)"
<Malcolm.Macaulay2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dennis
> 
> I know you've have had plenty of replies on this
> one, but I just have to send you my 'generateXPath'
> named template. It work well and is in production on
> my current project (not wanting to suggest that any
> of the other replies would not work). Also I like it
> :-)
> 
> <xsl:template name="generateXPath"> 
> 		<xsl:for-each select="ancestor::*">/<xsl:value-of
>
select="name()"/>[<xsl:number/>]</xsl:for-each>/<xsl:value-of
> select="name()"/>[<xsl:number/>]</xsl:template> 
> 
> Call this template at the context where you want the
> unique XPath inserted into the output.
> 
> Note: keep this template all on one line (i.e. no
> whitespace or nice indenting) - I use the generated
> XPath in a javascript function - whitespace in the
> template = gaps in the generate XPath = stuffed up
> the javascript function.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Malcolm 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis [mailto:maillistboxes@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:03 AM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Getting the XPath of a node
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Is there any way to get the XPath of a particular
> element and attribute in match template???
> 
> Say if I have following XML:
> <Person id="12345">
>   <Name>Dennis</Name>
>   <Company>Netscape</Company>
>   <Address>Mountain View</Address>
>   <Email>dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxx</Email>
> </Person>
> 
> ----The XSL to print XPath---
> <xsl:template match="Company">
> //Print the XPath of Company as /Person/Company
> </xsl:template>
> More templates corresponding to each element.
> 
> How do I do this...any thoughts???
> 
> Thanks
> Dennis
> 
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