[XSL-LIST Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: xsl:perform-sort sequence problem
xsl:perform-sort is delivering a sequence of strings, and your xsl:variable is then concatenating these into a single text node. Use <xsl:variable as="xs:string*"/> if you want a sequence of strings, or as="attribute(date)*" if you want a sequence of attribute nodes. Michael Kay > -----Original Message----- > From: Merico Raffaele [mailto:raffaele.merico@xxxxxxx] > Sent: 22 October 2007 12:05 > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: xsl:perform-sort sequence problem > > Dear Community > > I am using SaxonB 8.9 and I have the following > xsl:perform-sort/sequence problem. > > <xsl:variable name="data"> > <item id="1"> > <departure date="2007-10-22"> > <returning date="2007-10-23"/> > <returning date="2007-10-24"/> > </departure> > </item> > <item id="2"> > <departure date="2007-10-22"> > <returning date="2007-10-22"/> > <returning date="2007-10-24"/> > </departure> > </item> > </xsl:variable> > > *** OK-Case: > When I run the following statements I get an expected result of: > > <xsl:variable name="result" > select="distinct-values($data/item/departure[@date eq > '2007-10-22']/returning/@date)"/> <xsl:value-of > select="count($result)"/> <xsl:value-of select="$result" > separator=", "/> > > => 3 > => 2007-10-23,2007-10-24,2007-10-22 > > > *** ??-Case: > When I try to sort the same sequence the distinct-values > become one single > string: > > <xsl:variable name="result"> > <xsl:perform-sort > select="distinct-values($data/item/departure[@date > eq '2007-10-22']/returning/@date)"> > <xsl:sort/> > </xsl:perform-sort> > </xsl:variable> > <xsl:value-of select="count($result)"/> > <xsl:value-of select="$result" separator=", "/> > > => 1 > => 2007-10-22 2007-10-23 2007-10-24 > > Can any body please helping me to clarify my misunderstanding > of the xsl:perform-sort. > > Many thanks in advance > Raffaele
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