RE: Finding last node in recursive tree

Thanks, but you're missing a key point.  The only common ancestor of all
<dataset> nodes is the root node.  Look at this diagram ...

report
  dataset
    dataset
  dataset
    dataset
      dataset
  dataset
    DATASET

I need to know when I'm starting the 'DATASET' that appears in caps -- the
very last dataset node regardless of depth.

d.


-----Original Message-----
From: Abhijit Junnare [mailto:mavlaabhi@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:52 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  Finding last node in recursive tree


Not sure if I understand you correct but here is what
I think will work. 

you can use something like this


<xsl:if test="count(following-sibling::node())=0">

in the template which matches the <dataset> element.
If there are no more dataset elements following the
current dataset element with the same parent thus
meaning in the same nodeset then this will return a
value true else it will be false.
For example in the following context

    <stuff>
1    <dataset>
2      <dataset>
          <stuff/>
3          <dataset>
             <stuff/>
          </dataset>
4          <DATASET>
             <stuff/>
          </dataset>
          <stuff/>
      </dataset>
    </dataset>
   </stuff>

Thus this will return a value of TRUE for nodes named
1 2 and 4 while it will return FALSE for 3 since it is
not the last dataset element.
Hope this helps.

Good Luck !
Abhi

Abhijit Junnare


--- "Woosley, David" <David.Woosley@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Assume my XML document contains one or MORE
> hierarchies of 'dataset' nodes,
> like this:
> 			
> <report>
>    <stuff/>
>    <dataset>
>       <dataset>
>          <stuff/>
>       </dataset>
>       <dataset>
>          <stuff/>
>       </dataset>
>    </dataset>
> 	<stuff/>
>    <dataset>
>       <dataset>
>          <stuff/>
>          <dataset>
>             <stuff/>
>          </dataset>
>          <DATASET>
>             <stuff/>
>          </dataset>
>          <stuff/>
>       </dataset>
>    </dataset>
> 	<stuff/>
> </report>
> 
> The 'dataset' levels will vary in depth.  Other
> elements will be sprinkled
> among the 'dataset' nodes.  How can I determine when
> I am at the beginning
> of the very LAST 'dataset' node (the node in caps
> above), regardless if its
> depth?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> David Woosley
> 
> 
> 
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