position
The position
function returns a number equal to the context position from the expression evaluation context.
Syntax
position()
Returns
An integer equal to the context position from the expression evaluation context.
Notes
- Note that a node's position in a context is not zero-based. The first node has a position of 1.
- The context is determined by the rest of the path.
xml
<xsl:template match="//a[position() = 5]"> <!-- this template matches the fifth a element anywhere in the document. --> </xsl:template>
xml
<xsl:template match="//div[@class='foo']/bar[position() = 1]"> <!-- this template matches the first bar element that is a child of a div element with a class attribute equal to "foo" --> </xsl:template>
Defined
Gecko support
Supported.