RE: xsl:number function error

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Subject: RE: xsl:number function error
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:17:01 +0100

I agree with you, it should be 11.

What XSLT processor are you using?

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tsterlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tsterlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 24 April 2005 22:25
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  xsl:number function error
> 
> For some reason it seems that the xsl:number function is not 
> functioning
> properly...has anyone ever seen this before?
> 
> Here's the XML input I'm working with.
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> 
> <DOC>
>   <FRONT>
>      <MAINGRP>
>          <TITLE>NOTES TO READERS</TITLE>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>      </MAINGRP>
>      <MAINGRP>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>       </MAINGRP>
>       <MAINGRP>
>          <TITLE/>
>       </MAINGRP>
>       <MAINGRP>
>          <TITLE>LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES</TITLE>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>       </MAINGRP>
>       <MAINGRP>
>          <TITLE>LIST OF ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS</TITLE>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>          <MAINGRPPARA0>
>          </MAINGRPPARA0>
>       </MAINGRP>
>   </FRONT>
>   <BODY>
>            <MAINGRP>
>                <TITLE>INTRODUCTION</TITLE>
>                <MAINGRPPARA0>
>                 </MAINGRPPARA0>
>             </MAINGRP>
>   </BODY>
> </DOC>
> 
> And here's the pertinent portion of my stylesheet:
> 
> <xsl:template match="MAINGRP">
>   <xsl:choose>
>     <xsl:when test="ancestor::FRONT"/>
>     <xsl:otherwise>
>       <xsl:number level="any" count="MAINGRPPARA0"/>
>     </xsl:otherwise>
>   </xsl:choose>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> The strange thing is it's outputting a 9 when it reaches that 
> first <MAINGRP>
> child of <BODY>, but it should be an 11.  Has anyone 
> encountered this problem
> with the xsl:number function before...is there some issue 
> with the nesting of
> the ancestoral children??
> 
> Thanks,
> -Tracy

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