Xalan (the Transformer in Cocoon 2) uses the XSLT spec 1.0. But this doesn't
matter for your problem. You don't need the nodeset()-function. With your
variables you always get nodesets. The nodeset()-function is for
transforming ResultTreeFragments to nodesets.
Now your problem: The problem is your code. In $myemp you store the
scheduledates of the employee with id='43'. But the second variable $myemp1
selects only these nodes, where the value of the current node (scheduledate)
is not the same like the value of the node named 'preceding' and child of
scheduledate. I think all your scheduledates will fulfill this condition.
What you obviously want, is something like the following:
<xsl:variable name="myemp1" select="$myemp[. != preceding::scheduledate]"/>
Or better/faster, because not so much nodes must be tested:
<!-- never use '//' !! -->
<!-- only the nodes /data/schedule have to be tested, not ALL nodes. -->
<xsl:variable name="myemp" select="/data/schedule[employeeid='43']"/>
<!-- only the preceding siblings have to be tested, not all preceding
nodes. -->
<xsl:variable name="myemp1" select="$myemp[not(scheduledate =
preceding-sibling::schedule/scheduledate)]"/>
<xsl:for-each select="$myemp1">
<xsl:value-of select="scheduledate"/><br/>
</xsl:for-each>
In my eyes the best method is using keys:
<xsl:stylesheet .........>
<!-- build an index over all schedules, group them by employeeid and
scheduledate -->
<xsl:key name="schedules" match="schedule"
use="concat(employeeid,'::',scheduledate)"/>
<xsl:template match="data">
<!-- for-each schedule-node, where the count of the nodes in the
node-union of this node itself and the first node returned by the
key-function is 1. This condition will only be fulfilled when '.' and
'key('schedules',concat(employeeid,'::',scheduledate))[1]' mean the same
node -->
<xsl:for-each select="schedule[count( . |
key('schedules',concat(employeeid,'::',scheduledate))[1] )=1]">
<xsl:value-of select="scheduledate"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
For more information on this grouping by keys (Muenchian Method), look at
Jeni Tennison's site:
http://www.jenitennison.com/xslt/grouping/muenchian.xml.
Regards,
Joerg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark S. Kent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:28 AM
Subject: C2 uses 1.0 or 1.1 of XSLT spec?
> Does anyone have examples of the Xalan nodeset() function? I am having
some
> trouble. Does Cocoon2 use the 1.0 or 1.1 (a?) specification of XSLT?
>
> What I want to do is:
> 1. Select nodes from my XML tree
> 2. Create a variable of the unique dates within the selected nodes
>
> XML data looks like this:
> <data>
> <schedule>
> <employeeid>70</employeeid>
> <lastname>Smith</lastname>
> <firstname>Susan</firstname>
> <deptdesc>Training</deptdesc>
> <scheduleid>275</scheduleid>
> <scheduledate>06-11-2001</scheduledate>
> <minutesscheduled>180</minutesscheduled>
> </schedule>
> <schedule>
> <employeeid>70</employeeid>
> <lastname>Smith</lastname>
> <firstname>Susan</firstname>
> <deptdesc>Training</deptdesc>
> <scheduleid>276</scheduleid>
> <scheduledate>06-11-2001</scheduledate>
> <minutesscheduled>480</minutesscheduled>
> </schedule>
> <schedule>
> <employeeid>70</employeeid>
> <lastname>Smith</lastname>
> <firstname>Susan</firstname>
> <deptdesc>Training</deptdesc>
> <scheduleid>277</scheduleid>
> <scheduledate>06-12-2001</scheduledate>
> <minutesscheduled>240</minutesscheduled>
> </schedule>
> </data>
> XSL file looks like:
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet
> version="1.0"
> xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan";
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";>
>
> <xsl:template match="data">
> <!-- select only schedules for this emp -->
> <xsl:variable name="myemp"
> select="//schedule[employeeid='43']/scheduledate"/>
> <!-- eliminate duplicate dates -->
> <xsl:variable name="myemp1" select="$myemp[not(.=preceding)]"/>
> <!-- display unique dates -->
> <xsl:for-each select="$myemp1">
> <xsl:value-of select="."/><br/>
> </xsl:for-each><br/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> "myemp" should be a nodeset of all schedules for employee "43". When I
try:
> <xsl:variable name="myemp1" select="$myemp[not(.=preceding)]"/>
> it looks at ALL of the nodes in my XML (I think) rather than just the
> sub-set I've chosen. Do I need to explicitly make a nodeset out of the
> "myemp" selection?
>
> Mark
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