Name
current — Returns a node-set that has the current node as its only member.
Synopsis
node-set
current
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Description
The function returns a node-set that has the current node as its only member. For an outermost expression (an expression not occurring within another expression), the current node is always the same as the context node. For an expression occurring within another expression, e.g. within predicate in some path, the current node is the same as the context node of the first step in the path.
Please refer XSL standard before the first use of this function, to understand exact difference between "current" and "context" node.
XSLT 1.0 states that it is an error to use the current() function in a XSL "pattern", e.g. in "match" attribute of <xsl:key> element, because patterns have no value assigned for current node assigned processing. Instead of reporting the error, Virtuoso's XSLT processor uses context node if current node is not set.
Return Types
Node-set that has exactly one member.
Examples
Example 24.575. Function current() in top-level expression.
These two elements produce the same result:
<xsl:value-of select="current()"/>
<xsl:value-of select="."/>
Example 24.576. Function current() inside the path.
For current node, which is equal to context node of whole <xsl:apply-templates> key, try to find such item of glossary in the document, that the name of item is equal to "ref" attribute of current node.
<xsl:apply-templates select="//glossary/item[@name=current()/@ref]"/>