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Re: position()

To: xsl-list at mulberrytech dot com
Subject: Re: position()
From: David Carlisle <davidc at nag dot co dot uk>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 18:16:38 +0100 (BST)
References: <NDBBKDFLFKGBNPJPGKDFCELKCCAA.dave.pawson@virgin.net> <38F983AF.11C0@es.co.nz>
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> It's all about context. You're asking for a postion in an unsorted,
> non-homogenous list.
Node lists in xsl are always ordered.

> This is such an odd quirk It ought to be put in a FAQ somewhere. It
> seems legal to me, but a very odd side-effect. Which Parser was it?

It's not a feature of the XML parser, it is a feature of the XSL system.
Side effects are always odd though. 

David


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References:
- position()
  - From: Dave Pawson
- Re: position()
  - From: Dan Morrison

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