Do I have to change my XML code so it would work with my XLST code?

Question

I have an XML source where the same track appears more the ones. What would I write in my XSLT code, so it doesn't look for 1st but 4th track? And this without changing the XML code.

Answer 1

No, you do not have to change your XML file. Using XPATH, you can specify a predicate to retrieve the 4th track.

If you are using the "pull" method, you could retrieve the 4th track like this:


If you are using the "push" method and applying templates, you could use this template:




Since you did not post your XML, the XPATH expression may need to be tweaked slightly. For instance, if each of the "track" elements were children of a "tracks" element, then you would change the expressions to: "tracks/track[4]"

Answer 2

I believe you want something like this.



Your code here


But you may have to add details of the template.

Answer 3

it's all in the xpath...

this sounds like a homework assignment...

so I'll point you in the correct direction .
it's the brackets that allow you to modify your selection so that you can select less.