position
The position
function returns a number equal to the context position from the expression evaluation context.
Syntax
position()
Return value
An integer equal to the context position from the expression evaluation context.
Description
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Note that a node's position in a context is not zero-based. The first node has a position of 1.
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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>
Specifications
Gecko support
Supported.