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RE: [xsl] Trying to figure out the child::item[position()=1] syntax

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> Your path expression:
> menuItems[child::menuItem[position()=1]/pageID = $pageID]
> can be simplified to
> menuItems[menuItem[1]/pageID = $pageID]
>
> to be a bit more idiomatic.

Is being more idiomatic a good or bad thing? ;o)

> When you use the path expression in an xsl:if instruction,
> the node-set is converted to a boolean: true if there is at
> least one node, otherwise false.
>
> When you use the path expression in an xsl:value-of
> instruction, the node-set is converted to a string
>
> Hope that makes it clearer.

It makes perfect sense. Thanks, Michael!

-Darrel

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