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5. 58. 5. last() function is in for-each element. The context is therefore all selected chapters.
File: Data.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<data>
    <chapter>Chapter A</chapter>
    <chapter>Chapter B</chapter>
    <chapter>Chapter C</chapter>
    <chapter>Chapter D</chapter>
</data>
File: Transform.xslt

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet
      version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

    <xsl:template match="/">
      <TABLE>
        <xsl:for-each select="//chapter">
          <TR>
            <TD>
              <xsl:value-of select="."/>
              <xsl:text>(last = </xsl:text>
              <xsl:value-of select="last()"/>
              <xsl:text>)</xsl:text>
            </TD>
          </TR>
        </xsl:for-each>
      </TABLE>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><TABLE><TR><TD>Chapter A(last = 4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chapter B(last = 4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chapter C(last = 4)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Chapter D(last = 4)</TD></TR></TABLE>
5. 58. last
5. 58. 1. last()- Returns a value equal to the context size
5. 58. 2. if test="not(position()=last())"
5. 58. 3. You can select the last element of given type
5. 58. 4. last() function is in template. The context is therefore a single chapter element.
5. 58. 5. last() function is in for-each element. The context is therefore all selected chapters.
5. 58. 6. last() returns a number equal to the context size from the expression evaluation context
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