> Heres the code we use in Schematron (I think from David Carlisle
> originally?)
>
> <xsl:template match="*|@*" mode="get-full-path">
>
> <xsl:apply-templates select="parent::*"
> mode="get-full-path"/>
> <xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
> <xsl:if test="count(. | ../@*) =
> count(../@*)">@</xsl:if>
> <xsl:value-of select="name()"/>
> <xsl:text>[</xsl:text>
> <xsl:value-of
> select="1+count(preceding-sibling::*[name()=name(current())])"/>
> <xsl:text>]</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>
>
Two criticisms:
(a) it's not namespace-safe (e.g. comparing name(x)=name(y) is thoroughly
dubious)
(b) It would make more sense to have separate template rules for elements
and attributes. This will output an attribute as @a[1] which doesn't make
much sense.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
