EXSLT - math:highest - Use Case 5

Category: error
XML Definition: math.highest.xml
Function or Template: function

This use case shows an error when the function is passed a number as the value of the first argument.

Use Case

Source (view)

<values>
   <value id="one">7</value>
   <value id="two">11</value>
   <value id="three">8</value>
   <value id="four">4</value>
</values>

Stylesheet (view)

<xsl:output method="text" />
<xsl:template match="values">
   <xsl:text>Highest: </xsl:text>
   <xsl:value-of select="math:highest(number(value))" />
</xsl:template>

Change History

Submitted: 2001-03-28
Creator: Jeni Tennison(http://www.jenitennison.com)

Returns the nodes with the maximum value in a node set.

VersionModifiedByDetails
1.12001-04-28Jeni Tennison

Clarified the wording of the definition, highlighting the fact that a non-numeric value will result in an empty set being returned.

1.22001-05-22Jeni Tennison
  • Added vendor implementations in Saxon and 4XSLT
  • Changed status to stable
1.32001-06-11Jeni Tennison

Added vendor implementation in jd.xslt.

1.42001-08-23Jeni Tennison

Added vendor implementation in libxslt.

1.52002-08-20Craig Stewart

Added Xalan-J implementation to the list.

1.62002-11-12Craig Stewart

Updated 4XSLT version to 0.12.0a3.

Copyright

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