tests/conf/position/position78.xsl

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  <!-- FileName: position78 -->
  <!-- Document: http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath -->
  <!-- DocVersion: 19991116 -->
  <!-- Section: 2.2 -->
  <!-- Purpose: Look at preceding axis (reverse document order) filtered by node test. -->
  <!-- Author: David Marston -->

<xsl:template match="/">
  <out>
    <xsl:apply-templates select=".//center" />
  </out>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="center">
  <xsl:variable name="num" select="count(preceding::text())" />
  <xsl:text>There are </xsl:text>
  <xsl:value-of select="$num"/>
  <xsl:text> preceding text nodes
</xsl:text>
  <xsl:call-template name="display-loop">
    <xsl:with-param name="this" select="1"/>
    <xsl:with-param name="total" select="$num"/>
  </xsl:call-template>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="display-loop">
  <xsl:param name="this"/>
  <xsl:param name="total"/>
  <xsl:text>Position </xsl:text>
  <xsl:value-of select="$this"/>
  <xsl:text> is </xsl:text>
  <xsl:value-of select="preceding::text()[$this]"/>
  <xsl:if test="$this &lt; $total">
    <xsl:call-template name="display-loop">
      <xsl:with-param name="this" select="$this + 1"/>
      <xsl:with-param name="total" select="$total"/>
    </xsl:call-template>
  </xsl:if>
</xsl:template>


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