>
> i have a tree of <chapter>s in my xml files,
> and i use this code to generate chapter numbers ( like chapter 1.5.3):
>
> <xsl:template name = "chapter-prefix">
>         <xsl:for-each select="ancestor-or-self::chapter">
>                 <xsl:value-of
> select="count(preceding-sibling::chapter)+1" />
>                 <xsl:text>.</xsl:text>
>         </xsl:for-each>
> </xsl:template>
>
> and it works...
> but it generates for example. 1.5.4. and i want 1.5.4 , i don't need that
last dot.

You can avoid producing it by saying
  <xsl:if test="position()!=last()">.</xsl:if>

But why not just use
  <xsl:number level="multiple" count="chapter" format="1.1"/>

Mike Kay



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