Re: generate-id() explanation

Thanks for the response.

And now, Panic button! I have to solve this today. Please let me know
how I can achieve this.

My XML input is a nested list as shown below. I need to generate a
unique id on each of the list1, list2 and list3 elements in one
transform. Per your explanation, using generate-id() could result in
the same id on both the <list2> elements.

So what can I do to ensure that a seperate id is generated for every
<list2>, <list3> <list1> element in one file? It cannot be repeated
for any of them?

<list1>
 <list2>

<list3>
</list3>

<list3>
</list3>

<list3>
</list3>
</list2>
<lis2>
</list2>


</list1>

On 5/24/10, Florent Georges <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> a kusa wrote:
>
> > A generate-id() when used within an XML document on multiple
> > nodes, generates unique id values for each of the nodes.
>
> > Is this correct?
>
>  Yes.  And it is guaranteed to generate always the same ID when
> called on the same node.  The typical example is the creation of
> a table of content: you pass through the entire document in a
> first pass, in a mode dedicated to generating the ToC, using
> generate-id on say, the section elements, to generate links to
> the sections; then you pass through the entire document a second
> time, to format the actual content, setting on each section the
> same ID used in the ToC (by calling generate-id again on the
> section elements).
>
>  Regards,
>
> --
> Florent Georges
> http://fgeorges.org/