FAQ: the first child is the whitespace text node that precedes the
element.

But match = "listitem/para[1]" should work, because the [1] here means
"the first para child of a listitem". The position() function tests the
number of the element within the sequence of nodes being processed by
the calling xsl:apply-templates call.

Michael Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Paul Tremblay
> Sent: 20 June 2003 06:25
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  postion gives me 2 instead of 1
> 
> 
> I am having problems trying to do something with just the 
> first element.
> 
> Here is a fragment from my XML document:
> 
> 
>     
> 
>     <orderedlist>
>         <listitem number="1">
>             <para>
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>             </para>
> 	    
>         </listitem>
> 	<listitem number="2">
>             <para>
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>             </para>
> 	    <para>
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> 	    </para>
>         </listitem>
> 	</orderedlist>
> 
> I want to put a number just in front of the first paragraphs 
> in each listitem.  
> 
> Here is a try from my xslt stylesheet:
> 
> 
>     <xsl:template match = "listitem/para[1]">
>         <block>
>             <xsl:value-of select = "../@number"/>
>             <xsl:apply-templates/>
>         </block>
>     </xsl:template>
> 
> This doesn't work. For some reason, xslt gives the position 
> number as 2 for the first paragraph. For example, this 
> styelsheet works, but I don't know
> why:
> 
> <xsl:template match = "listitem/para">
>        <xsl:if test = "position() = 2">
>         <block>
>             <xsl:value-of select = "../@number"/>
>             <xsl:apply-templates/>
>         </block>
>        </xsl:if>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
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