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Re: Determining last node
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- Subject: Re: [xsl] Determining last node
- From: "Alexander Gutman" <gutman at novosoft-us dot com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:44:05 +0700
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Hello, Larry.
Larry Garfield wrote:
> What xpath statement do I need to use to determine
> if the current chapter element or sect1 element
> is the "last of its kind"?
Since the "=" relation compares string values only,
you should use generate-id() to compare nodes:
test="generate-id($element)=
generate-id((//kind)[last()])"
where $element's value is an element under test
and kind is a node name (chapter or sect1).
--
Alexander E. Gutman
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