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Re: a nicer total sibling count than this
Subject: Re: a nicer total sibling count than this
From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:03:33 -0400
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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> </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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