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counting matches between list items
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- Subject: [xsl] counting matches between list items
- From: "Beck, Matthew" <MBeck at iconstructs dot com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:40:23 -0400
- Reply-To: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
I'm new to XSL, so this might be a simple question. I'm trying to compare
the items in two lists using XSL to check if an item at a certain position
in the two lists matches. For example, the lists below have 1 matching item.
<LISTS>
<LIST_A>
<ITEMS>
<ITEM type="dog" />
<ITEM type="cat" />
<ITEM type="fish" />
</ITEMS>
</LIST_A>
<LIST_B>
<ITEMS>
<ITEM type="dog" />
<ITEM type="fish" />
<ITEM type="cat" />
</ITEMS>
</LIST_B>
</LISTS>
I've tried using count() <xsl:variable name="listMatches"
select="count(LISTS/LIST_A/ITEMS[normalize-space(./attribute::type)=LISTS/LI
ST_B/ITEMS/attribute::type])"/> But count() does not take the position of
the elements into account. I can't figure out how to accumulate a count
using <xsl:for-each>. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
Thanks,
- Matthew
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