I don't know what you mean by "dereferencing" - the result of count() is
not a reference, it is a number.

Your code looks fine. Though applying number() to the result of count()
is redundant. 

To quote many previous replies on this list: your error is in the part
of the code that you haven't shown us.

Michael Kay

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Andrew Maclean
> Sent: 23 January 2004 12:57
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  dereferencing count() within comparison test
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I have a problem dereferencing the value of the count() 
> function.  Testing 
> shows that count() evaluates to 5, and that $paramCount 
> evaluates to 1 in 
> the following code snippet.  The loop is not enetered into, however.
> 
>       <xsl:when test="$paramCount &lt; 
> number(count(exsl:node-set($A)/derivedType)+1) ">
> 
> I can copy and paste the syntax from "(count(exsl" into a 
> select and find 
> out that it is indeed 5, but putting it together with the  
> "&lt;" comparison 
> seems to make it non-numeric.  Could some one please tell me why?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Mr Andrew Maclean
> 
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