It should be zero. (Just as count(/..) is zero - a fact that is widely
relied on).

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mukul Gandhi [mailto:mukul_gandhi@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 04 June 2005 10:31
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  preceding-sibling::node()[1] to root node
> 
> I have a question.. 
> 
> What should be the output of?
> 
> <xsl:template match="/">
>   <xsl:value-of
> select="count(preceding-sibling::node()[1])" />
> </xsl:template>
> 
> Should it be 0 or 'NaN' .. Or something else?
> 
> Regards,
> Mukul
> 
> 
> 
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