Re: [NTG-context] How to get the last item from an XML node

Am 22.09.2020 um 09:18 schrieb Taco Hoekwater:

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On 21 Sep 2020, at 18:31, Denis Maier wrote:

Hi

struggling again: Shouldn't the code below give me the last element under <tbody>? Right now \xmlfilter{#1}{/tr/last()/command(xml:table:tbody:tr)} gives me nothing...

(Use case is that I want to have a frame above the table and one bar below. So I think I should wrap the last line in the \startxtablefoot ...\stopxtablefoot, i.e., I need one command for the last element, and one for the rest (Or is there a better way?). What would be the everything but the last?

What am I missing?

You need to read some more on the "Expressions and filters” chapter of the xml manual, as it does not work quite the way you think. Here is a quick fix:

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\startxmlsetups xml:table:tbody \xmlfilter{#1}{/tr/last()/command(xml:table:tbody:tr)}

\xmlfilter{#1}{/tr[position()==last()]/command(xml:table:tbody:tr)}

Best wishes, Taco

Thanks! That works. I have to admit, it's not entirely clear to me. I adapted my pattern from the one given on page 78: /whocares/last() Obviously, it's not that easy. Best, Denis