<xsl:number 
  count="p[@class='bodytext-directionsrevise'] |
p[@class='bodytext-directionsrule1']" />

Regards,

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Ofner [mailto:tdofner@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 08 March 2010 21:49
> To: ""xsl-list-lists.mulberrytech.co""
> Subject:  xsl:number query
> 
> I am having trouble getting an accurate count using xsl:number.
> 
> Here is a snippet of my input document:
> 
> <div class="story">
> 				<p class="test">A</p>
> 				<p 
> class="head-testname">READING COMPREHENSION</p>
> 				<p 
> class="bodytext-directionsrevise">Directions: Read the 
> selection. Then answer the questions that follow.</p>
> 				<p 
> class="head-selectiontitle">Jason and the Golden Fleece</p>
>                                     ...
> 				<p 
> class="bodytext-directionsrule1">Directions: Read the 
> selection. Then answer the questions that follow.</p>
> 				<p 
> class="head-selectiontitle">Freight</p>
> 				<p 
> class="bodytext-selectionintro">This is an ... Underground 
> Railroad.</p>
> 				<p 
> class="bodytext-subhead">Cast of Characters</p> </div>
> 
> I am attempting to include in the same sequence both <p 
> class="bodytext-directionsrevise"> and <p class="bodytext- 
> directionsrule1">.
> 
> Here is the relevant template from my 2.0 stylesheet:
> 
> <xsl:template match="p[@class='bodytext-directionsrevise'] | 
> p[@class='bodytext-directionsrule1']">
> <narrative>
>       <xsl:attribute name="name"><xsl:number select="." count="*"  
> from="story"></xsl:number></xsl:attribute>
> <xsl:apply-templates/>
> </narrative>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 
> Apparently, I am counting <p> elements, as indicated by this result
> snippet:
> 
> <story>
>              <test>A</test>
>              <head-testname>READING COMPREHENSION</head-testname>
>              <narrative name="3">Directions: Read the 
> selection. Then answer the questions that follow.</narrative> ...
>              <narrative name="82">Directions: Read the 
> selection. Then answer the questions that follow.</narrative>
> 
> How can I tell xsl:number to count the specified attributes?
> 
> Terry