RE: Getting specific elements from a list

I think Dimitre's solution is the better choice, as it avoids the overhead 
of a variable and the extra processing of the // operator. So if you ever 
want to optimize, look at Dimitre's suggestions again.

Still, I'm glad we could help you make something that works.

Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies)




"Simon, Jb" <jb.simon@xxxxxxxx> 
05/26/2005 04:24 PM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dimitre Novatchev [mailto:dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:08 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Getting specific elements from a list> 
> 
> The correct XPath expressions to use are, therefore:

Snip 

> 
>    (.//EnumValueDescription)[1]
> 
> and
> 
>    (.//EnumValueDescription)[last()]
> 
> 
> 
> Of course, in this particular case it is best *not* to use the "//"
> abbreviation. What would suffice is just:
> 
>    tblEnumValues/EnumValueDescription[1]
> 
> and
> 
>    tblEnumValues/EnumValueDescription[last()]
> 
> 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: JBryant@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:JBryant@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:09 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Getting specific elements from a list
> 

Snip

>   <xsl:variable name="EVDs" select="//EnumValueDescription"/>
> 
>   <xsl:template match="tblEnumeratedTypes">
>     test (
>           int,
>           <xsl:value-of select="EnumeratedType"/>,
>           <xsl:value-of select="$EVDs[1]"/>,
>           <xsl:value-of select="$EVDs[last()]"/>
>     );
>   </xsl:template>

Thanks to all ...

I ended up using Jay Bryant's Solution, I could not get Dimitres'
solution to work, 
Kept getting blanks, although I now understand what was going on and it
looks like his solution should also work.

I just had to change Jay's solution from 

>   <xsl:variable name="EVDs" select="//EnumValueDescription"/>

To 

<xsl:variable name="EVDs" select=".//EnumValueDescription"/>

Thanks to All !

Joe Simon
Lockheed Martin, Systems Integration, Owego, NY