#4 position(), first() and last() for expressions

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the great software.

If you are looking for features, then I believe position(),
first() and last() would be useful. I'm not sure if these
require a full XPath implementation or not. I seem to run
into the need for them quite a bit. Example:

...
<xsl:if test="position()!=last()">
Not Last:
</xsl:if>
<xsl:if test="position()=last()">
Last Item:
</xsl:if>
...

Currently, I'm having to embed position attributes in the
source xml (yuck!). Can anyone suggest a better work
around?

Thanks,
Rudi

rudi@metratech.com

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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A better work around?

Use XML::Twig.
It's far more powerful