Many thanks!!
This was the result i was searching for.
Markus


> >My problem is to count how many valid_inputs have the same string value
> as
> >the solution tag.
> 
> If I've understood this right then what we are comparing is the text
> values
> of the nodes not the string value so:
> 
> given the this input:
> 
> <solution>Inhalt
> 	<valid_input>Inhalt</valid_input>
> 	<valid_input>Inhalt_1</valid_input>
> 	<valid_input>Inhalt</valid_input>
> </solution>
> 
> then this gives what is asked for:
> 
> <xsl:variable name="total"
>
select="count(solution/valid_input[normalize-space(./text())=normalize-space
> (../text())])" />
> 
> ie 2
> 
> hth
> 
> Rod
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markus Hanel [mailto:markus.hanel@xxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 November 2003 11:13
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  parent node ??
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> if it is not possible to select all valid inputs that have the same string
> value of their parent, is it possible to select the solution tag with a
> few
> attribute?
> <solution valid_input_00="Inhalt" valid_input_01="Inhalt1"
> valid_input_02="Inhalt2" ...>Inhalt</solution>
> My problem is to count how many valid_inputs have the same string value as
> the solution tag.
> 
> Markus
> > 
> > = testing on a node tests its string value, ie the concatenation of all
> > character data, ignoring markup.
> > 
> > in
> > solution/valid_input[parent::solution = self::valid_input]
> > 
> > since inside the predicate teh parent is always going to be solution and
> > the current node valid_input (as that is the select expression before
> > the predicate) this is the same as
> > 
> > solution/valid_input[.. = .]
> > which will select all valid inputs that have the same string value as
> > there parent, which is only possible if any siblings of that element
> > have an empty string value (since the string value of the parent is the
> > concatenation of the values of the siblings)
> > 
> > since you didn't say what you were trying to count I can't suggest how
> > to change this.
> > 
> > If you just deleted the predicate and had count(solution/valid_input)
> > you'd get the number of valid input but I don't know if that's what you
> > intended.
> > 
> > 
> > David
> > 
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