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Re: Use 'count' or xsl:variable?
Hello,
> Jeni Tennison wrote:
> .... For example to
> count how many books there are with a last_name of 'Austen', you would
> use:
>
> count(/library/book[last_name = 'Austen'])
>
> (although if you're doing this a lot you'll be better off with a key)
I have a similar (and follow up) problem like Marina, so I use her example:
Would there be any way to extract a summary containing the last name
of the authors and the number of books they have written?
like:
<executive_summary>
<author last_name="Austen" nr_of_books="41" />
<author last_name="..." nr_of_books="..." />
...
</executive_summary>
Whatever I was able to think of displayed multiple results for each
author.
So my problem is to call:
count(/library/book[last_name = '$current_author_i_am_dealing_with'])
only the first time I encounter him.
Thanks on any suggestions,
Markus
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