Re: following-sibling help please.

You haven't told what is your desired output. But perhaps something
like following should work for you:

<xsl:template match="totaluse[following-sibling::*[1]/self::header]">
  <totaluse>
     <!-- add something -->
  </totaluse>
</xsl:template>

Hello everyone,

I have a data file that is similar in structure to the one below. What I am trying to do (and failing badly) is to add a child to <totaluse> only when the node that following it is a <header>. When another <use> following it I would not like to change anything. Basically, in the software I am using this with I need to know when I am on the last <totaluse> element for the current "set" (a set starts with the <header>). I cannot add (due to software limitations) a parent around each set. Everything must be on the second level of the XML file as it is below.

I have been toying around with following-sibling:: but have not managed to figure out how to format it. I have found that following-sibling will return all the following siblings but I just need to test the very next one for its name. If the name is use I know not to add anything and if the name is header I know to add something.

I am using Saxon 8.7.3

Hopefully this makes some sense.

<root>
 <header>
   <info></info>
 </header>
 <use>
   <useinfo></useinfo>
 </use>
 <use>
   <useinfo></useinfo>
 </use>
 <use>
   <useinfo></useinfo>
 </use>
 <totaluse></totaluse>
 <use>
   <useinfo></useinfo>
 </use>
 <use>
   <useinfo></useinfo>
 </use>
 <totaluse></totaluse>
 <header>
   <info></info>
 </header>
</root>

Thank you.

Danny

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Regards,
Mukul Gandhi